Analgesia and Sedation Protocol for Mechanically Ventilated Postsurgical Children Reduces Benzodiazepines and Withdrawal Symptoms —But Not in All Patients

Conclusion The nurse-driven analgesia and sedation protocol is an effective procedure to reduce the total doses of benzodiazepines and occurrence of withdrawal symptoms in postsurgical children, which are naïve to opioids or benzodiazepines.[...]Georg Thieme Verlag KG Stuttgart · New YorkArticle in Thieme eJournals:Table of contents  |  Abstract  |  Full text

Source: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery - July 24, 2016 Category: Surgery Authors: Neunhoeffer, Felix Seitz, Guido Schmidt, Andreas Renk, Hanna Kumpf, Matthias Fideler, Frank Esslinger, Martin Gerbig, Ines Fuchs, J örg Hofbeck, Michael Tags: Original Article Source Type: research