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Post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses and residents on wards each used the Nu-DESC to assess delirium in 70 participants (i.e., 140 assessments) after the operation and after patient arrival at wards, respectively. Geriatricians confirmed the diagnoses using video observations and direct patient contact.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>The participants\u2019 mean age was 76.5 \u00b1 4.6 years. The sensitivity and specificity of the Nu-DESC-Thai at a threshold of \u2265 2 were 55% (95% CI, 31.5\u201376.9%) and 90.8% (84.2\u201395.3%), respectively, with an area under a receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) of 0.73. At a threshold of \u2265 1, the sensitivity and specificity were 85% (62.1\u201396.8%) and 71.7% (62.7\u201379.5%), respectively (AUC, 0.78). Adding 1 point for failing backward-digit counting (30\u20131) to the Nu-DESC-Thai and screening at a threshold of \u2265 2 increased its sensitivity to 85% (62.1\u201396.8%) with the same specificity of 90.8% (84.2\u201395.3%).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The Nu-DESC-Thai showed good validity and reliability for postoperative use. Its sensitivity was inadequate at a cutoff \u2265 2. 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