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Sedating the Intubated Patient

Learn about the principles and goals of sedation and analgesics, including medication choices, and the transition to extubation.

Released:

September 1, 2012

Audience:

Physicians, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the goals of sedation and analgesia in mechanically ventilated children

  • Differentiate sedation strategies for short‑term versus long‑term mechanical ventilation

  • Apply standardized sedation and withdrawal assessment tools in the PICU

  • Select and titrate sedative and analgesic medications based on illness trajectory

  • Manage sedation transitions safely during recovery and extubation

Author(s)

Monica Kleinman, MD

Chief Safety Officer | Program for Patient Safety and Quality | Co-Chair | Resuscitation Quality Program | Boston Children's Hospital

Associate Professor of Anesthesia (Pediatrics) | Harvard Medical School


Traci Wolbrink, MD, MPH

Co-Director, OPENPediatrics; Co-Director, Center for Educational Excellence and Innovation; Program Director, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship; Senior Associate in Critical Care Medicine | Boston Children’s Hospital

Associate Professor of Anaesthesia | Harvard Medical School

Citation

Kleinman M, Wolbrink TA. Sedating the Intubated Patient. 9/2012. Online Video. OPENPediatrics. https://learn.openpediatrics.org/learn/course/internal/view/elearning/3038/sedating-the-intubated-patient.

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