Guideline · Position statement or standards
Clinical recommendations for pain, sedation, withdrawal and delirium assessment in critically ill infants and children: an ESPNIC position statement for healthcare professionals.
- Delirium
- Medical
- Nursing
- Pain management
- Physiotherapy
- Professional practice
- Sedation
- Sedation and analgesia
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Summary
An ESPNIC multidisciplinary position statement giving recommendations on how to assess pain, level of sedation, iatrogenic withdrawal syndrome and delirium in critically ill infants and children in NICU and PICU. Recommendations were developed from a literature search on psychometric properties of assessment instruments, with evidence levels and expert consensus. It emphasises validated tools and structured reassessment to monitor effectiveness of interventions in nonverbal and sedated patients. Directly applicable to bedside nursing and medical practice.
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