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Trauma Care, Volume 3, Issue 2
2023 June - 5 articles
Cover Story: Up to 25% of children who are admitted to pediatric ICUs (PICUs) will develop PTSD that persists for at least 6 months post discharge. Although few medically related risk factors have been identified, aspects of medical treatment can interfere with children’s cognitive processing and memory of admission, which may increase their risk of distress. This study aimed to identify predictors of PTSD symptoms in PICU patients aged 6–16 at a time point of 6 months post discharge, with a particular focus on cognitive processing and memory. Being administered ketamine in a PICU was the only medical risk factor. Peri-trauma affect (fear, panic, and sadness), cognitive processing (confusion, delusions), and trauma memory significantly predicted distress. Peri-trauma affect influenced PTSD symptoms only via disrupted cognitive processing. The implications of clinical intervention are discussed. View this paper
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