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To describe the current practices of analgesia and sedation for children in ICUs across Australia and New Zealand.

Analgesia and sedation practice in children in intensive care in Australia and New Zealand: A survey

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Survey reports on analgesia and sedation protocols in children’s ICUs, highlighting care standards across Australia and New Zealand.

To describe the current practices of analgesia and sedation for children in ICUs across Australia and New Zealand.
Unit level survey conducted in ICUs in Australia and New Zealand between December 2024 and May 2025
Targeted ICUs that admit over 150 children annually and reported data to the Paediatric Intensive Care Registry
Analyzed reports on protocols, medication preferences, and quality initiatives for analgesia and sedation.
14 of the 16 eligible ICUs participated in the survey.
Preferred analgesic was morphine and sedative was dexmedetomidine, with variability reported.
Less than half of the ICUs implemented protocolized delirium assessments and quality assurance programs were found in only 4 out of 14 ICUs.

Holschier et al. (2026) studied this question.

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