THE RATE OF WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME IN PATIENTS AT THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN VIETNAM NATIONAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL

Đức Anh Vũ, Việt Hùng Đậu, Thị Huyền Sâm Nguyễn, Thị Thanh Tâm Phạm, Thị Hồng Đinh, Thị Thu Hằng Nguyễn, Thị Vân Anh Đinh, Thị Vân Trần, Thị Bích Hồng Lã, Thị Hằng Nga Đinh

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Withdrawal syndrome is a common complication in patients who are using sedatives with a large doses or maintained for a long time. This occur when suddenly reducing or interrupted the medicine. Objective: To determine the incidence and symptoms of Withdrawal syndrome in patients who are maintained sedative at the Intensive care unit, National Children’s Hospital. Subjects and methods: 179 patients (from 2 months to under 18 years old), with 185 episode using sedative analgesics (Midazolame, Opioat) lasting more than 24 hours who diagnosed Withdrawal syndrome with WAT-1 score ≥3 points were collected. Prospective study, convenient sample size. Results: The rate of Withdrawal syndrome was 33%. The most common symptoms are irritability, time to calm down after stimulation is prolonged, sweating, creepy. The average duration of the syndrome was 1.44±0.67 days after reducing the dose of sedative analgesics

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