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Filter by:Pediatric delirium (PD) is a poorly investigated clinical problem that needs to be further explored in a Danish context. Children are at risk of discomfort and suffering if they experience delirium. The condition is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation, longer hospital stay, increased mortality, and risk of long-term cognitive impairment. Therefore, it is important to assess critically ill children with a validated tool to enable early detection and management of the condition. In this study, the investigators will determine the prevalence of pediatric intensive care delirium. To this end, the investigators will validate the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms - Pediatric delirium scale (SOS-PD) for patient assessment.
Objective: Studies documenting the prevalence of delirium among critically ill children are still rare. Emerging literature from psychiatric specialists reports the prevalence of delirium to be approximately 10% in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). This is likely to be an underestimation of the true prevalence, as demonstrated in early adult delirium literature, especially given the absence of validated bedside tools to diagnose delirium in the PICU. The primary aim of this study is to validate the German version of the Pediatric Confusion Assessment Method for the Intensive Care Unit (pCAM-ICU). The secondary aim of the study is to compare validity and reliability of the pCAM-ICU and the Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) Scale.