Cost Associated With Pediatric Delirium in the ICU.
Publication Year
2016
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To determine the costs associated with delirium in critically ill children.
DESIGN: Prospective observational study.
SETTING: An urban, academic, tertiary-care PICU in New York city.
PATIENTS: Four-hundred and sixty-four consecutive PICU admissions between September 2, 2014, and December 12, 2014.
INTERVENTIONS: None.
MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: All children were assessed for delirium daily throughout their PICU stay. Hospital costs were analyzed using cost-to-charge ratios, in 2014 dollars. Median total PICU costs were higher in patients with delirium than in patients who were never delirious ($18,832 vs $4,803; p 3 d with delirium; p
Journal
Crit Care Med
Volume
44
Issue
12
Pages
e1175-e1179
Date Published
12/2016
ISSN Number
1530-0293
Alternate Journal
Crit. Care Med.
PMID
27518377