The DRA adjudication guide is the first standardized chart review method to identify DRA in older persons. Content validity, feasibility of use and inter-rater reliability were found to be satisfactory. The method can be used as an outcome measure for interventions targeted at improving quality and safety of medication use in older people.
Background: Delirium is frequently unrecognised. EEG shows slower frequencies (i.e. below 4 Hz) during delirium, which might be useful in improving delirium recognition. We studied the discriminative performance of a brief single-channel EEG recording for delirium detection in an independent cohort of patients. Methods: In this prospective, multicentre study, postoperative patients aged !60 yr were included (n¼159). Before operation and during the first 3 postoperative days, patients underwent a 5-min EEG recording, followed by a videorecorded standardised cognitive assessment. Two or, in case of disagreement, three delirium experts classified each postoperative day based on the video and chart review. Relative delta power (1e4 Hz) was based on 1-min artifact-free EEG. The diagnostic value of the relative delta power was evaluated by the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), using the expert classification as the gold standard. Results: Experts classified 84 (23.3%) postoperative days as either delirium or possible delirium, and 276 (76.7%) nondelirium days. The AUROC of the relative EEG delta power was 0.75 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.69e0.82]. Exploratory analysis showed that relative power from 1 to 6 Hz had significantly higher AUROC (0.78, 95% CI 0.72e0.84, P¼0.014). Conclusions: Delirium/possible delirium can be detected in older postoperative patients based on a single-channel EEG recording that can be automatically analysed. This objective detection method with a continuous scale instead of a dichotomised outcome is a promising approach for routine detection of delirium. Clinical trial registration: NCT02404181.
This is the first Delphi consensus study identifying exact conditions that junior doctors must be able to prescribe for. The essential diseases can be used for training in prescribing and assessment of junior doctors' prescribing competence.
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