Open AccessFrequency and Causes of Delirium in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Prospective Observational Study
Author(s) -
Merve Mısırlıoğlu
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
indian journal of critical care medicine/indian journal of critical care medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.317
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 1998-359X
pISSN - 0972-5229
DOI - 10.5005/jp-journals-10071-23857
Subject(s) - medicine , delirium , pediatric intensive care unit , psychosocial , sedation , odds ratio , psychological intervention , pediatrics , prospective cohort study , intensive care , intensive care unit , observational study , cohort study , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , anesthesia , psychiatry
The number of studies evaluating delirium and its frequency in critically ill infants, children, and adolescents is increasing day by day. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate all patients hospitalized in our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) in terms of pediatric delirium, to determine the frequency and risk factors of pediatric delirium.