Screening, detection and management of delirium in the emergency department – a pilot study on the feasibility of a new algorithm for use in older emergency department patients: the modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department (mCAM-ED)

Table 4 Management of delirium

No.	mCAM-ED (Assessment by the ED nurses)	Disposition	Management
			Delirium documented in problem-list	Adequate medication
1	Delirium	Admitted	Yes	Yes
2	Missing	Transferred^a	No	No
3	No delirium	Admitted	No	Yes
4	No delirium	Admitted	Yes	Yes
5	Missing	Admitted	Yes	Yes
6	Delirium	Transferred^a	Yes	No
7	Missing	Discharged^a,b	Yes	Yes

^aIn patients who were transferred or discharged, a screening /assessment was not mandatory for the ED nurses.
^bThis patient was discharged home against advice on the family’s request.

ISSN: 1757-7241