Detecting pediatric delirium: Development of a rapid observational assessment tool Journal Article
| Authors: | Silver, G.; Traube, C.; Kearney, J.; Kelly, D.; Yoon, M. J.; Nash Moyal, W.; Gangopadhyay, M.; Shao, H.; Ward, M. J. |
| Article Title: | Detecting pediatric delirium: Development of a rapid observational assessment tool |
| Abstract: | Objective: Development of a novel screening tool for the detection of delirium in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients of all ages by comparison with psychiatric assessment based on the reference standard Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) criteria. Methods: This was a prospective blinded pilot study investigating the feasibility of the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium (CAP-D) performed in a PICU at a university hospital. Fifty patients, ages 3 months to 21 years, admitted to the PICU over a 6-week period were included. No interventions were performed. Results: After informed consent was obtained, two study teams independently assessed for delirium by completing the CAP-D and by conducting psychiatric evaluation based on the DSM-IV criteria. Concordance between the CAP-D and DSM-IV criteria was excellent, at 97%. Prevalence of delirium in this sample was 29%. Conclusion: The CAP-D may be a valid screen for identification of delirium in PICU patients of all ages. Further studies are required to explore its validity, inter-rater reliability, and feasibility of use as a nursing screen. © 2012 Copyright jointly held by Springer and ESICM. |
| Keywords: | adolescent; adult; child; clinical article; child, preschool; young adult; united states; outcome assessment; neurosurgery; prospective studies; infection; heart disease; delirium; diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders; mass screening; central nervous system tumor; intensive care unit; intensive care units; infant; feasibility studies; screening; detection; developmental disorder; neurologic disease; metabolic disorder; critical care; pediatrics; psychologic assessment; intensive care units, pediatric; clinical assessment tool; named inventories, questionnaires and rating scales; cornell assessment of pediatric delirium; dsm-iv |
| Journal Title: | Intensive Care Medicine |
| Volume: | 38 |
| Issue: | 6 |
| ISSN: | 0342-4642 |
| Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
| Date Published: | 2012-06-01 |
| Start Page: | 1025 |
| End Page: | 1031 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s00134-012-2518-z |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 22407142 |
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| Notes: | --- - "Export Date: 1 August 2012" - "CODEN: ICMED" - "Source: Scopus" |
