Withdrawal symptoms in children after long-term administration of sedatives and/or analgesics: A literature review. "Assessment remains troublesome"

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1396-1406

  Ista, Erwin ^a   Van Dijk, Monique ^a   Gamel, Claudia ^b   Tibboel, Dick ^a   De Hoog, Matthijs ^a  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepines; Dependence; Opioids; Pediatric intensive care unit; Tolerance; Withdrawal symptoms

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE;

AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; ATAXIA; AUTONOMIC DYSFUNCTION; BREATHING RATE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHOREOATHETOSIS; CINAHL; CONFUSION; COUGHING; CRYING; DEPRESSION; DIARRHEA; DISORIENTATION; FEEDING DISORDER; FEVER; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; GENERALIZED CONVULSION; GRIMACING; HALLUCINATION; HIGH PITCHED CRYING; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; INSOMNIA; INTENSIVE CARE; IRRITABILITY; MEDLINE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE TONE; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYDRIASIS; MYOCLONUS; NERVOUSNESS; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PSYCINFO; RESTLESSNESS; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEIZURE; SIDE EFFECT; SLEEP DISORDER; SNEEZING; SWEATING; TACHYCARDIA; TACHYPNEA; TOOTH DISEASE; TREMOR; VALIDATION PROCESS; VISUAL HALLUCINATION; VOMITING; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; YAWNING;

ADOLESCENT; ANALGESICS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NETHERLANDS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

EID: 34547136184     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-007-0696-x     Document Type: Review

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