Managing sedation withdrawal in children who undergo prolonged

Paediatric anaesthesia · Apr 2004

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Managing sedation withdrawal in children who undergo prolonged PICU admission after discharge to the ward.

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.

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- M Cunliffe, L McArthur, and F Dooley.
- Clinical Nurse Specialist in Pain, Royal Liverpool Children's Hospital - Alder Hey, Eaton Road, Liverpool, UK. mary@cunliffe7714.freeserve.co.uk
- Paediatr Anaesth. 2004 Apr 1;14(4):293-8.
AbstractChildren 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.

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