Delirium documentation in hospitalized pediatric patients with cancer.
Delirium documentation in hospitalized pediatric patients with cancer.
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住院癌症儿科患者的谵妄记录。
DOI:
10.1017/s1478951521000171
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发表时间:
2021
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
DelFabbro,Egidio
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作者:
Lastrapes,Kelly;Dang,Malisa;Cassel,JBrian;Orr,Tamara;Proffitt,Tracye;DelFabbro,Egidio
ObjectiveScreening tools for delirium are being used more consistently in pediatric critical care. However, screening is not universal, and delirium may be underdiagnosed, misdiagnosed, or undocumented in hospitalized patients. We evaluated the identification and documentation of delirium in pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients.MethodA retrospective chart review on all hospitalized pediatric oncology and bone marrow transplant patients admitted to an Academic Cancer center between 2013 and 2016. Patients aged less than 21 years of age with active cancer were included. Patients with major psychiatric conditions, developmental delays, or autism were excluded. Data were collected to characterize documentation concerning the identification and diagnosis of delirium.ResultsOf 201 hospitalization records, 54 (26.9%) admissions from 109 unique patients had documentation of delirium. The overall documented incidence of delirium was 3.2% of hospitalizations or 8.2% of unique patients. Patients prescribed opioids and benzodiazepines were more likely to have documentation of delirium. ICD coding under-reported delirium while physician documentation was inaccurate in 26% (53/201) when compared with the chart review.Significance of resultsDelirium was frequently undocumented or miscoded. Implementing a validated, universal screening tool for delirium may improve identification and clinical outcomes.