Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery in Children With Down Syndrome*
Van Driest S, Shah A, Marshall M, Xu H, Smith A, McGregor T, Kannankeril J. Opioid Use After Cardiac Surgery in Children With Down Syndrome*. Pediatric Critical Care Medicine 2013, 14: 862-868. PMID: 23962833, PMCID: PMC3830692, DOI: 10.1097/pcc.0b013e31829f5d9d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiac bypass timeCumulative opioid dosesOpioid dosesCardiac surgeryDown syndromeOpioid doseBypass timePeak serum creatinine valuesRetrospective observational comparative studyNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsElectronic medical record dataAdditional operative proceduresLonger hospital staySerum creatinine valuesObservational comparative studyPediatric teaching hospitalNeuromuscular blocking agentsMedical record dataAnti-inflammatory drugsOpioid resistanceHospital stayOpioid exposureOpioid medicationsPain scoresLonger hospitalization