منابع مشابه
Analgesia and sedation in critically ill children.
Effective analgesia and sedation for critically ill children involve caring for both their physical and psychological comfort. All critically ill children in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) have the right to adequate pain relief. Any correctable environmental and physical factors causing discomfort should be addressed before the introduction of pharmacological agents: a normal pattern o...
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متن کاملSedation and analgesia in critically ill children.
The interplay of pain, discomfort, and fear can cause agitation in critically ill children. Therefore, sedation and analgesia are essential components in the intensive care unit setting and are best managed with a multidisciplinary team approach. No one standard approach exists to assess and manage pain and anxiety. Many tools are available for the assessment of pain and sedation, but each tool...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: University of Western Ontario Medical Journal
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2560-8274,0042-0336
DOI: 10.5206/uwomj.v87i1.1886