Sedation in critically ill children with respiratory failure

This article discusses the rationale of sedation in respiratory failure, sedation goals, how to assess the need for sedation as well as effectiveness of interventions in critically ill children, with validated observational sedation scales.The drugs and non-pharmacological approaches used for optima...

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Main Authors: Nienke J Vet, Niina Kleiber, Erwin Ista, Matthijs de Hoog, Saskia N. De Wildt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fped.2016.00089/full