ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS DURING SEDATION STOPS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: PRACTICALITIES AND INTERPRETATIONS

• Conditions: F05.8; Other delirium

• Registration Number: DRKS00003437
• Lead Sponsor: Inselspital Bern

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2008-05-12
• Study Start: 2011-12-23
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

sedation requirement at leat 48 hours
- fluent in either German or French
- age at least 18 years

Exclusion Criteria

- no contraindication for sedation stop
- absence of tetraplegia
- presence of reduced ability to communicate (eg. bindness, deafness or dementia)

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
determination of CAM-ICU (Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit) (positive vs. negative), ICDSC (Intensive Care Delirium Scoring Checklist) (positive vs negative) and sedation level (Richmond Agitation/Sedation Score RASS) during sedation stop

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- sedation stop done (yes vs no) if no, recording of reason<br>- counting the frequeny of other new neurological abnormalities during daily clinical examination (eg polyneuropathie, stroke...)