Research Article

Child Psychiatry Engagement in the Management of Delirium in Critically Ill Children

Table 1

Baseline patient characteristics.

Patient numberAge (years)/genderPrimary diagnosisPICU LOS (days)Hospital LOS (days)Delirium typeAP givenAP type/dosageAP started before psychiatry consultationDischarged on APPsychiatry follow-up: floor/OPDispo

117/MBrain mass59HypoYR 2 mg BIDNYY/YHome
214/MSepsis4398HyperNNANNY/NRehab
316/MIngestion2634HyperYR 1 mg QPMNYY/YIP Psychiatry
412/FCardiomyopathy230230HyperYR 0.5 mg QPMNNNA/NRehab
519/FSeizure7185HyperYR 0.5 mg BIDNNY/NRehab
613/FTrauma415HyperNNANNY/NRehab
711/MSepsis11135HyperYR 0.5 mg QPMYNY/NHome
816/MALL310HyperYQ 50 mg BIDNNY/YHome
911/MAVM1623HyperYR 0.5 mg QPMYYY/NRehab
1020/MPSF419HyperYR 0.25 mg QPMNNY/NRehab
112/FTrauma3339HyperNNANNY/NRehab
1216/FPEA arrest2130HyperYR 0.2 mg BIDYNY/NHome
1318/FCF exacerbation5490HyperYR 0.5 mg QPMYNY/NHome
1417/MBrain mass3947HyperYR 0.5 mg QPMYNY/NRehab
1511/MSyncope1015HyperYQ 25 mg BIDYNY/YHome
1616/MPRES1328HyperYR 0.5 mg QPMYNY/NRehab

ALL = acute lymphoblastic leukemia; AVM = arteriovenous malformation; AP = antipsychotic; CF = cystic fibrosis; Dispo = disposition; IP = inpatient; LOS = length of stay; OP = outpatient; PEA = pulseless electrical activity; PICU = pediatric intensive care unit; PRES = posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome; PSF = posterior spinal fusion; Q = quetiapine; R = risperidone; Rehab = rehabilitation.