Critically ill pediatric patients often require complex medical procedures as well as invasive
testing and monitoring which tend to be painful and anxiety-provoking, necessitating the …

Critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are exposed to multiple
physical, environmental and pharmacologic factors which increase the propensity for sleep …

Delirium in children is an often underrecognized but serious complication of hospitalization.
Delirium in this age group has been described as behaviors such as refractory agitation and …

Introduction Delirium is common in adult intensive care, with validated tools for
measurement, known risk factors and adverse neurocognitive outcomes. We aimed to …

Commercially available, interactive videogames that use body movements for interaction are
used clinically in burn rehabilitation and have been shown to facilitate functional range of …

Delirium is characterized by transient behavioral manifestations of acute brain disturbances.
Delirium in the intensive care unit has been well researched and documented in the adult …

Objectives: To identify available assessment tools for sedative/hypnotic iatrogenic
withdrawal syndrome and delirium in PICU patients, the evidence supporting their use, and …

Objectives The objectives of this study was to explore the accuracy of the Cornell
Assessment for Pediatric Delirium (CAP-D), Pediatric Confusion Assessment Method for the …

Abstract Purpose of Review To present new findings in order to aid in the provision of high-
quality symptom management and psychosocial care for adolescents and young adults with …

Conclusion: Delirium is a common occurrence for the critically ill child. The clinical nurse
specialist is accountable for leading the implementation of practice changes that are based …