PICU Clinical Pathway for Sedation/Analgesia
in the Invasively Mechanically Ventilated Patient
Assess SBS, Pain Score every 4 hr and PRN as needed
SBS ≤ Goal
Over Sedated
Over Sedated
SBS > Goal
Under Sedated
Under Sedated
Ready for Extubation
Weaning Pathway
Weaning Pathway
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Weaning Quick Links
- Converting IV to Enteral Sedation
- Weaning Enteral Sedation
- Weaning IV Sedation — Patient Cannot Tolerate Enteral
Evidence
- Successful Implementation of a Pediatric Sedation Protocol for Mechanically Ventilated Patients
- Efficacy of Sedation Regimens to Facilitate Mechanical Ventilation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Systematic Review
- Evaluation of IV to Enteral Benzodiazepine Conversion Calculations in a Pediatric Intensive Care Setting
- Delirium and Mortality in Critically Ill Children: Epidemiology and Outcomes of Pediatric Delirium
- Benzodiazepines and Development of Delirium in Critically Ill Children: Estimating the Causal Effect
- 2022 Society of Critical Care Medicine Clinical Practice Guidelines on Prevention and Management of Pain, Agitation, Neuromuscular Blockade, and Delirium in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients