Journal article
Construction of the Sophia Observation withdrawal Symptoms-scale (SOS) for critically ill children
Abstract
ObjectiveTo construct a reliable and clinically practical instrument for monitoring opioids and benzodiazepine withdrawal symptoms in pediatric ICU patients.DesignInstrument development.SettingIntensive care unit in an academic children’s hospital.Patients and participants79 patients up to age 16 years on intravenous midazolam and/or opioids for ≥5 days. An expert panel of 85 physicians and nurses rated clinical relevance of withdrawal …
Authors
Ista E; van Dijk M; de Hoog M; Tibboel D; Duivenvoorden HJ
Journal
Intensive Care Medicine, Vol. 35, No. 6, pp. 1075–1081
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
June 2009
DOI
10.1007/s00134-009-1487-3
ISSN
0342-4642