To Sedate or Not to Sedate for Less Invasive Surfactant Administration: An Ethical Approach

This article explores the ethical arguments pertaining to analgesia and sedation during the LISA technique, concluding that a standardized approach to the usage of pharmacological sedation is undesirable. Moreover, we maintain that procedural analgesia and sedation should be based on individualized, infant-centred assessment, rather than on a rigid, standardized approach.PMID:34628413 | DOI:10.1159/000519283
Source: Neonatology - Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Source Type: research