Bispectral index versus COMFORT score to determine the level of sedation in paediatric intensive care unit patients: a prospective study

[1] Tobias JD(2000)Tolerance, withdrawal, and physical dependency after long-term sedation and analgesia of children in pediatric intensive care unit Crit Care Med 28 2122-2132

[2] Selbst SM(2000)Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: a critical incident analysis of contributing factors Pediatrics 105 864-865

[3] Ambuel B(1992)Assessing distress in pediatric intensive care environments: the COMFORT scale J Pediatr Psychol 17 95-109

[4] Hamlett KW(1994)Optimal sedation of mechanically ventilated pediatric critical care patients Crit Care Med 22 163-170

[5] Marx CM(1992)The use of sedative agents in critically ill patients Drugs 43 507-515

[6] Blumer JL(1994)Sedation in the critically ill patient New Horiz 2 64-74

[7] Marx CM(1998)The use of continuous i.v. sedation is associated with prolongation of mechanical ventilation Chest 114 541-548

[8] Smith PG(2001)Prospective documentation of sedative, analgesic, and neuromuscular blocking agent use in infants and children in the intensive care unit: a multicenter perspective Pediatr Crit Care Med 2 205-210

[9] Lowrie LH(1994)An introduction to bispectral analysis for the electroencephalogram J Clin Monit 10 392-404

[10] Hamlett KW(1997)Bispectral analysis measures sedation and memory effects of propofol, midazolam, isoflurane, and alfentanil in healthy volunteers Anesthesiology 86 836-847

[1] Tobias JD(2000)Tolerance, withdrawal, and physical dependency after long-term sedation and analgesia of children in pediatric intensive care unit Crit Care Med 28 2122-2132

[2] Selbst SM(2000)Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: a critical incident analysis of contributing factors Pediatrics 105 864-865

[3] Ambuel B(1992)Assessing distress in pediatric intensive care environments: the COMFORT scale J Pediatr Psychol 17 95-109

[4] Hamlett KW(1994)Optimal sedation of mechanically ventilated pediatric critical care patients Crit Care Med 22 163-170

[5] Marx CM(1992)The use of sedative agents in critically ill patients Drugs 43 507-515

[6] Blumer JL(1994)Sedation in the critically ill patient New Horiz 2 64-74

[7] Marx CM(1998)The use of continuous i.v. sedation is associated with prolongation of mechanical ventilation Chest 114 541-548

[8] Smith PG(2001)Prospective documentation of sedative, analgesic, and neuromuscular blocking agent use in infants and children in the intensive care unit: a multicenter perspective Pediatr Crit Care Med 2 205-210

[9] Lowrie LH(1994)An introduction to bispectral analysis for the electroencephalogram J Clin Monit 10 392-404

[10] Hamlett KW(1997)Bispectral analysis measures sedation and memory effects of propofol, midazolam, isoflurane, and alfentanil in healthy volunteers Anesthesiology 86 836-847