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Managing sedation withdrawal in children who undergo prolonged PICU admission after discharge to the ward
Author(s) -
Cunliffe M.,
McArthur L.,
Dooley F.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01219.x
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , abstinence , abstinence syndrome , intensive care medicine , withdrawal syndrome , anesthesia , pediatric intensive care unit , emergency medicine , psychiatry
Summary Children who undergo a prolonged stay within the intensive care unit require adequate sedation and analgesia. During the recovery phase there will need to be a period of sedation withdrawal to prevent occurrence of an abstinence syndrome. We present a strategy developed within our hospital for managing this process which uses the resource of the Pain Service, along with guidelines to help prevent the development of withdrawal, and a plan for managing any signs of abstinence which occur.