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Consensus guidelines for sustained neuromuscular blockade in critically ill children.

Stephen S Playfor, Ian I Jenkins, Carolyne C Boyles, Imti I Choonara, Gerald G Davies, Tim T Haywood, Gillian G Hinson, Anton A Mayer, Neil N Morton, Tanya T Ralph, Andrew A Wolf, and

Paediatr Anaesth 17(9):881-7 (2007) PMID 17683408

The United Kingdom Paediatric Intensive Care Society Sedation, Analgesia and Neuromuscular Blockade Working Group is a multidisciplinary expert panel created to produce consensus guidelines on sedation, analgesia and neuromuscular blockade in critically ill children and forward knowledge in these areas. Neuromuscular blockade is recognized as an important element in the care of the critically ill and adult clinical practice guidelines in this area have been available for several years. However, similar clinical practice guidelines have not previously been produced for the critically ill pediatric patient.

DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02313.x
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