Nurse-driven analgesia and sedation in pediatric patients with univentricular hearts requiring extracorporeal life support after first-stage palliation surgery: A pilot study.

Jörg MichelMichael HofbeckInes GerbigVanya IchevaEllen HeimbergWalter JostChristian SchlensakMatthias KumpfGunnar BlumenstockFelix Neunhoeffer

Published in: Paediatric anaesthesia (2017)

A nurse-driven protocol for analgesia and sedation of children with extracorporeal life support is feasible. Patients with extracorporeal life support do not need deeper sedation levels and have not higher cumulative sedation requirements than children without extracorporeal life support.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
young adults
primary care
pain management
minimally invasive
randomized controlled trial
ultrasound guided
coronary artery bypass
intensive care unit
atrial fibrillation
percutaneous coronary intervention