Neurodevelopment outcomes after PICU sedation

View publication Sedation and neurodevelopmental outcomes in PICU: Identification of study groups

As little as 30 minutes of exposure to anesthetic and sedative agents may adversely affect the developing brain. Safe, humane management of critically ill infants requires the use of sedative agents, often for prolonged periods. We sought to identify two comparable groups of critical care patients who did or did not receive sedatives, with the aim of designing a long-term neurodevelopment follow-up study. This feasibility study aimed to determine if two comparable groups could be found.