SOS-PD — Sophia Observation Withdrawal Symptoms – Paediatric Delirium

2018

An observational scale for early nurse screening of delirium in critically ill children in the PICU, combining paediatric delirium and iatrogenic-withdrawal observations.

PaediatricMonitoring / repeated screeningMultiple validation studies

92.3%

Sensitivity*

96.5%

Specificity*

Full nameSophia Observation Withdrawal Symptoms – Paediatric Delirium

Also known asSOS-PD, Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms Paediatric Delirium

PurposePaediatric, Monitoring / repeated screening

PopulationPaediatric

SettingIntensive care

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Administrationvariable

EvidenceMultiple validation studies

Reference typeOriginal validation study

ReferenceIsta E, van Beusekom B, van Rosmalen J, et al. Validation of the SOS-PD scale for assessment of pediatric delirium: a multicenter study. Crit Care. 2018;22(1):309. PMID 30458826

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Key studies

External prospective Danish validation (2023)

* Where shown, sensitivity/specificity are from the cited validation cohort and are not pooled estimates. Citation metadata was checked against PubMed or the publisher DOI record; a checked reference does not imply validation, study quality or endorsement. See the Methodology.