Opioid and benzodiazepine use during therapeutic hypothermia in encephalopathic neonates.

Megan W BerubeMonica E LemmonCarolyn E PizoliMargarita BidegainVeeral N ToliaC Michael CottenRachel Gottron Greenberg

Published in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2019)

Sedation/analgesia during therapeutic hypothermia is prevalent but not uniform across centers. Prospective studies are needed to assess if exposure independently predicts intensity and duration of physiologic support.

Keyphrases

cardiac arrest
pain management
brain injury
chronic pain
low birth weight
mechanical ventilation
intensive care unit
preterm infants
postoperative pain
acute respiratory distress syndrome
preterm birth
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation