2.D.4 Neurological and psychiatric effects of critical illness
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Videos
- PCHGR: Pediatric Delirium: Impact &Opportunities, led by Dr. Traube on 9/22/26Phoenix Children's Medical EducationVideo
- Delirium - causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment & pathologyOsmosis from ElsevierVideo
- Paediatric Delirium QIP RHSCJonny OwenVideo
- PICULiber8: the ABCs of recoveryChildren's Healthcare CanadaVideo
- Pediatric Delirium: Impact and Opportunities by C. Traube, K. Madden | OPENPediatricsOPENPediatricsVideo
Guidelines and evidence
- 2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients With Consideration of the ICU Environment and Early Mobility.Society of Critical Care Medicine (SCCM), 2022Guideline or evidence
- Adapting Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines for Sedation, Analgesia, Withdrawal, and Delirium Assessment and Management in Critically Ill Children.Critical Care Research and Practice (institutional guideline adaptation panel), 2026Guideline or evidence
- Impact of Delirium on Pediatric Critical Care Outcomes and Management Strategies: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of Nursing Management, 2026Guideline or evidence
- What is the New Research in Pediatric Critical Illness-Related Delirium Since the 2022 Clinical Practice Guidelines.Pediatric Critical Care Medicine (SCCM/WFPICCS journal), 2025Guideline or evidence
- A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and recommendations for the management of pain, sedation, delirium and iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome in pediatric intensive care.Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2023Guideline or evidence
- Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children: an ESPNIC position statement for healthcare professionals.ESPNIC, 2016Guideline or evidence
- The Effect of Foot Reflexology Massage on Delirium and Physiological Indicators in Children Admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Randomized Clinical Trial.TheScientificWorldJournal, 2026Guideline or evidence
- Is There Any Dose of Benzodiazepines Safe for Delirium in the PICU? A Secondary Analysis of the PICU Up! Pilot Trial Dataset.Critical Care Explorations (PICU Up! trial investigators), 2026Guideline or evidence