Improving Delirium Screening and Detection in the Emergency Department ( <scp>ED</scp> ): The Implementation and Evaluation of the <scp>ED</scp> Delirium Detection Program
Although a comprehensive ED delirium training program successfully increased delirium screening, detection remained low. These findings suggest that sustainable delirium detection in the ED requires not only robust training but also deeply embedded workflow solutions and clear post-detection action pathways.
Authors
- Nidhi Garg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5568-6260)
- Alex Makhnevich
- Amy G. Huebschmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9329-3142)
- Kristen Porreca
- V. Chua
- Melissa J. Basile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1395-2927)
- Payal Sud
- Liron Sinvani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9700-251X)
- Stefani D’Angelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3590-8284)
- Susan Kwiatek
- Doug Barnaby
- Stephanie Groton
- Gabriel Sanchez
- Alexandra Perrin
- Krisia Romano
- Karen Cary
Institutions
- Northwell Health (US)
- Feinstein Institute for Medical Research (US)
- Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell (US)
- Constitutional Rights Foundation Chicago (US)
- Columbia University (US)
- University of Colorado Denver (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70235
- Primary Topic
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00