Use of narcotics and sedatives among very preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units in China: an observational cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Narcotics and sedatives are widely used in neonatal intensive care units for very preterm infants. This study aimed to describe the current use of narcotics and/or sedatives among very preterm infants in Chinese neonatal intensive care units, with an emphasis on infants on invasive mechanical ventilation, and to investigate the association of exposure to narcotics and/or sedatives with neonatal outcomes.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational cohort study that enrolled all infants born at 24⁺⁰-31⁺⁶ weeks and admitted to 57 tertiary neonatal intensive care units in the Chinese Neonatal Network in 2019. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to assess the association between narcotics and/or sedatives exposure and major neona

SUBMITTER: Mo Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10326749 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature