Delirium has been associated with prolonged pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) stay and mechanical ventilation times as well as high hospital costs and mortality rates. This work aimed to examine pediatric delirium awareness and delirium management in Turkey. A total of 19 physicians responsible for their respective PICUs completed the survey. Most of the units (57.9%) did not use any assessment tool. Varying measures were applied in different units to reduce the prevalence of delirium. The number of units that continuously measured noise was very low (15.8%). Eye mask and earpiece usage rates were also very low. In pharmacological treatment, haloperidol, dexmedetomidine, benzodiazepines, and atypical antipsychotics were the most preferred options. Some units have reached a sufficient level of pediatric delirium awareness and management. However, insufficiencies in delirium awareness and management remain in general.
Tüm dünyaya yayılıp pandemi hâline gelen COVID-19 hastalığı insandan insana yakın temasla ve damlacık yoluyla bulaşmaktadır. COVID-19'un klinik spektrumu asemptomatikten ciddi akut solunum sıkıntısına kadar değişmekte, çocuklarda daha hafif seyretmektedir. Çocuklarda yoğun bakıma yatış oranı çok düşük ve ölüm enderdir. Ciddi solunum sıkıntısı/yetmezliği, bilinç değişikliği, şok tablosu, çoklu organ yetmezliği gelişen çocuklar çocuk yoğun bakım ünitesinde izlenmelidir. Virüsün çok bulaşıcı olması ve kendine has özelliklerinden dolayı bu hastalara çocuk yoğun bakımdaki yaklaşımlar standart yaklaşımdan farklılıklar göstermektedir.
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