What is it about?
Critically ill, mechanically ventilated children routinely require medications to keep the comfortable and safe. This article reviews current medications, scoring tools and special considerations for this population.
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Why is it important?
Critically ill child are at risk for adverse events due to pain and anxiety. Managing them appropriately with sedation and analgesia may reduce this risk.
Perspectives
This publication provides the reader with the tools needed to provide sedation and analgesia to critically ill, mechanically ventilated children. Often, institutional cultures drive the delivery of these medications. However, this publication arms the reader with additional information if a particular routine is not working for a given situation.
Lauren Sorce
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
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This page is a summary of: Pain and Sedation Management in Mechanically Ventilated Children, Journal of Pediatric Intensive Care, August 2015, Thieme Publishing Group,
DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1556748.
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