Inhaled sedation with sevoflurane in critically ill children during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Laura Butragueño LaisecaManuel MurcianoJesús López-HerceSantiago MencíaPublished in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2020)
Sedation can be challenging in critically ill children. Inhaled anesthetics such as sevoflurane have proved to be useful in difficult or long-term sedation. However, its use in children out of the operating room is still limited and little is yet known about its use in patients undergoing ECMO with no previous reports in children. The objective is to assess the effectiveness and safety of sevoflurane during ECMO in two pediatric patients. Sedation was successfully achieved in both patients, and patients' contribution to breathing was possible even with deep sedation. There were not any side effects during sevoflurane treatment or after withdrawal.
Keyphrases
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- end stage renal disease
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- young adults
- mechanical ventilation
- patients undergoing
- chronic kidney disease
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- respiratory failure
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- patient reported outcomes
- adverse drug
- smoking cessation