Dexmedetomidine versus intermittent morphine for sedation of neonates with encephalopathy undergoing therapeutic hypothermia.

Anna S Cosnahan Robert M AngertEni JanoElena V Wachtel

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2021)

Dexmedetomidine is effective and safe for sedation and analgesia during therapeutic hypothermia. It reduced total opioid usage, with no increased incidence of adverse events.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
pain management
brain injury
cardiac surgery
mechanical ventilation
chronic pain
risk factors
early onset
ultrasound guided
intensive care unit
low birth weight
acute respiratory distress syndrome