The assessment of sedation and analgesia in critical children
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4912.2014.02.005
- VernacularTitle:危重儿童常用镇静镇痛评估方法
- Author:
Quan WANG
;
Suyun QIAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Sedation;
Analgesia;
Children;
Assessment;
Pain
- From:
Chinese Pediatric Emergency Medicine
2014;21(2):79-83
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Nearly every patient admitted into PICU is administered sedation and analgesia therapy.The precise control of the depth of sedation and the intensity of pain are often not well managed.Inappropriate treatment will cause more adverse effects.Self-assessment is considered the gold standard in pain rating,other complementary methods being the behavioural measures and the biological measures,that reflect the body's answer to pain.There is a growing need for reliable and valid sedation and pain instruments that can easily be incorporated into daily care.There are many methods for assessing pain and sedation in critical children,but none is completely accepted as an objective measure or suitable for all ages of children.The clinicians should choose appropriate assessment tools and even combine different tools according to the environment,condition and the characteristics of patients.
