Health-Related Quality of Life Following Delirium in the PICU.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To evaluate whether delirium during pediatric critical illness is associated with post-discharge health-related quality of life.

Design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting

Academic tertiary care center.

Patients

Children 1 month to 18 years old admitted to the PICU or cardiac ICU and enrolled in the Seattle Children's Hospital Outcomes Assessment Program.

Interventions

None.

Measurements and main results

Delirium was assessed twice daily using the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium; a score greater than or equal to 9 (with fluctuating level of arousal for children with developmental disability) indicated delirium. Baseline (pre-admission) and post-discharge health-related quality of life were assessed by the Pediatric Quality of L

SUBMITTER: Dervan LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8816806 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature