Outcomes Associated with a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Sedation ...

Conclusion Implementation of a risk stratified sedation weaning protocol in the PICU was associated with a significant reduction in alpha- ...

This article compares patient outcomes before and after implementation of a risk stratified pediatric sedation weaning protocol.

Outcomes Associated with a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Sedation ...

Download Citation | Outcomes Associated with a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Sedation Weaning Protocol | Objective This article compares patient outcomes ...

Sedation in pediatric intensive care unit and its impact on outcomes ...

in 2013 showed that only 60% of children in PICU are optimally sedated and oversedation is much more common than undersedation. This ...

Current State of Analgesia and Sedation in the Pediatric Intensive ...

Both undersedation and oversedation put critically ill pediatric patients at high risk of developing PICU-acquired complications (PACs) like delirium, ...

Sedation Exposure and Post-Discharge Outcomes in Pediatric ...

Following an ICU admission, children develop physical, cognitive, and psychosocial health issues, often referred to as Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS).

Assessing sedation in a pediatric intensive care unit using Comfort ...

Results: Twenty-six percent (doctor CBS score), 34.8% (nurse CBS score) and 73.9% (BIS) of our population were found adequately sedated; none state of ...

Pediatric Critical Care - Pediatric Sedation and Analgesia - Fast Facts

Benzodiazepines have historically been the mainstay of sedation in the PICU, administered as either intermittent doses or a continuous infusion.

Cost-Benefit Analysis of a Pediatric ICU Sedation Weaning Protocol

Emerging pediatric literature supports improved patient outcomes associated with sedation weaning protocols, and recent pediatric guidelines ...

Sedation protocols in the pediatric intensive care unit: fact or fiction?

, sedation-related adverse events include unplanned extubation, line removal, and ventilator-associated pneumonia. MV, mechanical ventilation; PICU, pediatric ...

Short-term Cognitive Outcomes in Pediatric Critical Care Survivors ...

Background/Objective: Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) survivors risk significant cognitive morbidity, particularly those with acquired ...

Daily Sedation Interruption vs Continuous Sedation in Pediatric ...

Compared with continuous IV sedation, DSI was associated with a reduction in length of PICU stay (5 studies, n = 2770; mean difference [MD], − ...

Exposure to Sedation and Analgesia Medications: Short-term ...

Background/Objective: Pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) survivors risk significant cognitive morbidity, particularly those with acquired brain injury ...

Implementation Science in Pediatric Critical Care – Sedation and ...

The use of benzodiazepines, one of the mainstays of pediatric sedation management, is associated with ICU delirium and worse patient outcomes (3 ...

Sedation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: Challenges, Outcomes ...

Sedation and analgesia are required on a daily basis for infants and children in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). Regardless of the patient's age, ...

Sedation in Critically Ill Children with Respiratory Failure - Frontiers

In adults, continuous benzodiazepine use is associated with prolonged mechanical ventilation and length of ICU stay (39). Also, hypotension may occur and is ...

Optimal sedation in pediatric intensive care patients: a systematic ...

This study suggests that sedation in the PICU is often suboptimal and seldom systematically evaluated. Oversedation is more common than undersedation.

Novel PICU Program Reduces Sedation and Increases Mobility to ...

An early belief in pediatric critical care medicine was that children needed to be sedated and in bed to have the best recovery.

Assessment of Long-term Psychological Outcomes After Pediatric ...

Among children who were admitted to the PICU for cardiac surgery and septic shock, younger age was associated with lower IQ scores and greater ...

Sleep of critically ill children in the pediatric intensive care unit

Mechanically ventilated children receive sedative and analgesic medications, often at high doses and for long durations, to improve comfort and synchrony with ...