Paediatric anaesthesia
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2021
A quality improvement initiative to improve management ofprocedural pain in preterm neonates.
Neonates managed in neonatal intensive care units undergo several invasive procedures. However, neonatal procedural pain is not well recognized and managed in most neonatal units. ⋯ Targeted interventions can improve neonatal procedural pain management by improving use of analgesic measures, decreasing the number of procedures, and educating and training healthcare personnel.
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Paediatric anaesthesia · Feb 2021
Case ReportsInhaled Sedation with Sevoflurane in Critically Ill Children During Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.
Sedation can be challenging in critically ill children. Inhaled anesthetics such as sevoflurane have proved to be useful in difficult or long-term sedation. ⋯ 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.