Implementation of a Delirium Bundle for Pediatric Intensive Care Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Delirium represents the most common form of acute cerebral dysfunction in critical illness. The prevention, recognition, and treatment of delirium must become the focus of modern pediatric intensive care, as delirium can lead to increased morbidity and mortality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of a delirium bundle consisting of mainly non-pharmacological measures.

Material and methods

This is a pre-/post-implementation study in an interdisciplinary pediatric intensive care unit of a tertiary care university hospital. In the pre-implementation period, pediatric intensive care delirium was monitored using the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms and Pediatric Delirium scale. After introduction of a delirium bundle consisting of non-p

SUBMITTER: Michel J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8859429 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature