Observational studyCritical care (London, England)2018
Validation of the SOS-PD scale for assessment of pediatric delirium: a multicenter study.
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- Risk factors and incidence of postoperative delirium after cardiac surgery in children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2024Pooled it
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- State of the science in pediatric ICU delirium: An integrative review.Research in nursing & health · 2020Pooled it
- Delirium and Iatrogenic Withdrawal Profiles in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU): A Latent Profile Analysis of Nurse-Administered Bedside Scales.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Feature Analysis for Evaluating the Risk of Postoperative Delirium in Pediatric Patients.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Article
- Incidence of pediatric delirium and withdrawal outside the PICU: findings from a pediatric cardiology ward.European journal of pediatrics · 2025Observational
- The Challenges of Diagnosing, Managing, and Preventing Pediatric Delirium.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- A Family-Centred Paediatric Delirium Bundle: A Feasibility Study.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Delirium in critically ill children: a retrospective pre- and post-cohort study on the introduction of delirium screening in a paediatric intensive care unit.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2025Article
- The Effect of Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation on Postoperative Delirium in Neonates and Infants After Corrective Cardiac Surgery: A Study on Modifiable Risk Factors for Delirium.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Article
- Verifying the Japanese Version of Pediatric Delirium and Withdrawal Syndrome Assessment Scale: SOS-PD Validation Study for Iatrogenic Withdrawal Syndrome.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- National screening for delirium in paediatric intensive care units: A quality improvement initiative.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
- Investigating the Relationship Between Midazolam Serum Concentrations and Paediatric Delirium in Critically Ill Children.Pediatric reports · 2025Article
- The relevance of including delirium in the assessment of sepsis-associated neurological disorders that cause changes in consciousness or confusion.Critical care science · 2025Article
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- Adapting the Cornell assessment of pediatric delirium for Swedish context: translation, cultural validation and inter-rater reliability.BMC pediatrics · 2024Article
- Risk Factors and Nomogram Model of Postoperative Delirium in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single-Center Prospective Study.Pediatric cardiology · 2024Article
- Implementation and effectiveness of a delirium care protocol in Thai critically ill children.Acute and critical care · 2023Article
- Assessment and Management of Delirium in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Review.Journal of pediatric intensive care · 2023Review
- Depth of anesthesia, temperature, and postoperative delirium in children and adolescents undergoing cardiac surgery.BMC anesthesiology · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundsReports of increasing incidence rates of delirium in critically ill children are reason for concern. We evaluated the measurement properties of the pediatric delirium component (PD-scale) of the Sophia Observation Withdrawal Symptoms scale Pediatric Delirium scale (SOS-PD scale).
methodsIn a multicenter prospective observational study in four Dutch pediatric ICUs (PICUs), patients aged ≥ 3 months and admitted for ≥ 48 h were assessed with the PD-scale thrice daily. Criterion validity was assessed: if the PD-scale score was ≥ 4, a child psychiatrist clinically assessed the presence or absence of PD according to the Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (DSM)-IV. In addition, the child psychiatrist assessed a randomly selected group to establish the false-negative rate. The construct validity was assessed by calculating the Pearson coefficient (r
resultsFour hundred eighty-five patients with a median age of 27.0 months (IQR 8-102) were included, of whom 48 patients were diagnosed with delirium by the child psychiatrist. The PD-scale had overall sensitivity of 92.3% and specificity of 96.5% compared to the psychiatrist diagnosis for a cutoff score ≥4 points. The r
conclusionsThe PD-scale has good reliability and validity for early screening of PD in critically ill children. It can be validly and reliably used by nurses to this aim.
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