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Assessing and managing agitation in a critically ill infant
1Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
MCN. the American Journal of Maternal Child Nursing
|January 1, 1990
Insights
Infant agitation, often due to breathing issues or pain, can be treated with ventilation, comfort, and medications. Careful management is key to successful treatment and medication weaning in infants.
Area of Science:
- Neonatal care
- Pediatric critical care
Background:
- Infant agitation is a common clinical issue.
- Potential causes include respiratory insufficiency, pain, and environmental stimuli.
Purpose of the Study:
- To outline the causes and treatments for infant agitation.
- To emphasize the importance of skillful intervention in managing infant agitation.
Main Methods:
- Review of common causes of infant agitation.
- Discussion of treatment modalities including mechanical ventilation, comfort measures, and pharmacotherapy.
- Emphasis on the need for integrated therapy monitoring and adjustment.
Main Results:
- Agitation in infants stems from physiological and environmental factors.
- Treatment involves a multi-faceted approach.
- Successful outcomes depend on adaptive management strategies.
Conclusions:
- Comprehensive management is crucial for addressing infant agitation.
- Skilled clinical judgment is essential for optimizing treatment and weaning infants from medications.
Abstract:
Agitation may be caused by respiratory insufficiency, pain, or environmental factors. Among its treatments are mechanical ventilation, comfort measures, and a variety of medications. Skillful intervention is essential to combine and monitor therapies and to wean infants from some medications.