Association of Obesity With Sedative Dosing, Sedative Response, and Clinical Outcomes in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Children

OBJECTIVES:. This study aimed to investigate the impact of obesity on the use of analgesics and sedatives, rates of iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome (IWS), and outcomes in mechanically ventilated pediatric patients. Additionally, it sought to assess whether a nurse-implemented sedation protocol would...

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Main Authors: Shan L. Ward, MD, MAS, Onella S. Dawkins-Henry, MS, Lisa A. Asaro, MS, David Wypij, PhD, Martha A. Q. Curley, RN, PhD, for the Randomized Evaluation of Sedation Titration for Respiratory Failure (RESTORE) Study Investigators
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer 2025-02-01
Series:Critical Care Explorations
Online Access:http://journals.lww.com/10.1097/CCE.0000000000001214