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Sleep and Delirium in Pediatric Critical Illness: What Is the Relationship?

Amy Calandriello1, Joanna C Tylka2, Pallavi P Patwari3,4

  • 1Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Rush Children's Hospital, Rush University Medical Center, 1750 W. Harrison Street, Chicago, IL 606012, USA. Amy_E_Calandriello@rush.edu.

Medical Sciences (Basel, Switzerland)
|October 13, 2018
PubMed

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Pediatric delirium is increasingly recognized in critical illness. This review examines the complex relationship between sleep disturbances and delirium in critically ill children, exploring assessment tools and current research findings.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric critical care medicine
  • Neuroscience
  • Sleep science

Background:

  • Pediatric delirium is a growing concern in pediatric critical illness.
  • Sleep disturbances are common in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) due to frequent monitoring and interventions.
  • The direct link between sleep and delirium in this population remains unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review current tools for assessing sleep and delirium in critically ill children.
  • To synthesize findings from recent studies investigating sleep and delirium in the PICU setting.
  • To clarify the relationship between sleep, delirium, and underlying neurologic dysfunction in pediatric critical illness.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of existing assessment tools for pediatric delirium and sleep.
  • Analysis of recent research investigating sleep and delirium in PICU patients.
  • Examination of the overlap in risk factors and consequences.

Main Results:

  • Current tools for assessing sleep and delirium in pediatric critical illness are being refined.
  • Research highlights the prevalence of sleep disturbances and delirium in PICU settings.
  • The relationship is complex, potentially influenced by shared risk factors and neurological issues.

Conclusions:

  • Further research is needed to definitively establish the link between sleep and delirium in critically ill children.
  • Improved assessment tools are crucial for accurate diagnosis and management.
  • Understanding this relationship is vital for optimizing care in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Keywords:
Acute illnesschildrencircadian disturbancemechanical ventilationmelatoninnon-pharmacologic managementpediatric intensive care unitscreeningsedation

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