Analgesia and sedation practice in children in intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: A survey
Johanna Holschier, Andrea Veysey, Kate Masterson, Debbie Long, Simon Erickson, Michele Cree, Corrine Balit, Warwick Butt, Ben Gelbart · 2026
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Johanna Holschier and co-authors survey pain and sedation practice for children in intensive care across Australia and New Zealand in a 2026 report. Units that admit over 150 children a year and report to a regional registry were asked about protocols, drug choices, and quality work between December 2024 and May 2025. Fourteen of 16 eligible units replied.
Morphine was the favoured first pain drug and dexmedetomidine the favoured first sedative, though sedative choices varied. All units used standard pain scoring, and most scored sedation and drug withdrawal, but fewer than half had a set delirium protocol. Specialist children's units held pain and sedation protocols far more often than general units, and joint quality groups were rare.
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| CREATOR | Johanna Holschier, Andrea Veysey, Kate Masterson, Debbie Long, Simon Erickson, Michele Cree, Corrine Balit, Warwick Butt, Ben Gelbart |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 20944 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |