Delirium: an emerging frontier in the management of critically ill children.
The objectives of this article are (1) to introduce pediatric delirium and provide understanding of acute brain dysfunction with its classification and clinical presentations (2) to understand how delirium is diagnosed and discuss current modes of delirium diagnosis in the critically ill adult population and translation to pediatrics (3) to understand the prevalence and prognostic significance of delirium in the adult and pediatric critically ill population (4) to discuss the pathophysiology of delirium as currently understood, and (5) to provide general management guidelines for delirium.
Smith
Heidi A B
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Pediatrics and Anesthesiology Division of Critical Care, Department of Pediatrics, 5121 Doctor's Office Tower, 2200 Children's Way, Nashville, TN 37232-9075, USA. heidi.smith@vanderbilt.edu
Fuchs
D Catherine
DC
Pandharipande
Pratik P
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Barr
Frederick E
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Ely
E Wesley
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D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D016638:Critical Illness / Q000628:therapy*; D003693:Delirium / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric