Development of a pediatric dosing sheet for use in the critical care setting.
Choosing the correct dose for pediatric patients in the critical care setting is made difficult by conflicting recommendations in the medical literature. Hence, the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF) Intensive Care Unit medical, pharmacy, nursing, and respiratory therapy staffs developed their own pediatric dosing guidelines, based on a review of the literature and the advice of pediatric and critical care specialists. The sheets have been successfully used in the unit for the past 6 years and are well received by both physicians, pharmacists, and nurses.
D002140:California; D004358:Drug Therapy / Q000592:standards*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital