OBJECTIVES: Pediatric delirium is a neuropsychiatric disorder with disrupted cerebral
functioning due to underlying disease and/or critical care treatment. Pediatric delirium can …

Children suffer from delirium during critical illness in a similar manner to adults. The efficient
diagnosis of pediatric delirium has recently evolved with the availability of valid and reliable …

Objective: To determine validity and reliability of the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric
Delirium, a rapid observational screening tool. Design: Double-blinded assessments were …

Objectives: To examine the impact of an ICU bundle on delirium screening and prevalence
and describe characteristics of delirium cases. Design: Quality improvement project with …

Objective To determine incidence, associated risk factors, and characteristics of delirium in a
pediatric cardiac intensive care unit (CICU). Delirium is a frequent and serious complication …

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 …

Objective: The recently validated Cornell Assessment for Pediatric Delirium (CAPD) is a new
rapid bedside nursing screen for delirium in hospitalized children of all ages. The present …

Background: Emergence delirium (ED) frequently occurs in young children awakening from
general anesthesia (GA). To date, research is limited by scales that are unable to …

Objective: To evaluate the effect of a nursing-driven sedation protocol for mechanically
ventilated pediatric patients on duration of use of analgesic and sedative medications. We …

Delirium describes a syndrome of acute brain dysfunction with severe consequences on
patient outcomes, medical cost, morbidity, and mortality. It represents a final common …