Turkish Version of The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Delirium

Turkish Version of The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergency Delirium (PAED) Scale: Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation

Emergence delirium (ED) is a mental disorder seen in children during recovery from general anesthesia. The Pediatric Anesthesia Emergence Delirium (PAED) scale is the only valid scale to assess ED in pediatric patients undergoing general anesthesia. The aim of this study is to translate and adapt the PAED scale to Turkish.

A five-stage translation and adaptation process will be performed. The reliability of the Turkish version of the PAED scale was independently assessed by a group of two raters (anesthesiologists or postanesthesia care unit nurses) in pediatric patients after general anesthesia. ED was defined by a cut-off point of ≥ 10 points on the PAED scale

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Parents consented to the study,
2. Transferred to PACU after general anesthesia,
3. Between 2-16 years of age,
4. ASA physical status class I-II,
5. Cognitively intact children.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Children without parental consent,
2. Children under 2 years of age and over 16 years of age,
3. Children with ASA physical status class III and above,
4. Children who underwent surgery under general anesthesia under emergency conditions,
5. Children with cognitive and behavioral disorders,
6. Children who developed major complications after the operation,
7. Children who are expected to require postoperative mechanical ventilation.