[The Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC)--translation and validation of intensive care delirium checklist in accordance with guidelines].

BACKGROUND: Although Delirium is the most common psychiatric disease in ICU settings, it is recognized late or not at all in up to 84 % of all cases.

METHODS: Translation of the ICDSC, in accordance with ISPOR guidelines and validation by conducting a screening of 68 ICU patients.

RESULTS: The translation process was authorized by the original author. The final German translation of the ICDSC showed a sensitivity and specificity of 89 % and 57 % respectively.

CONCLUSION: The ICDSC is suitable for delirium screening by nurses even on ventilated patients. Besides a high sensitivity another advantage is the possibility to screen for a subsyndromal delirium.