Iatrogenic Opioid Withdrawal in an 11-Month-Old Following a Stay in the PICU For Confluent COVID-19 and H. Influenza

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Conference Proceeding

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10-19-2024

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An 11-month-old male was admitted to the pediatric floor after a four-day stay in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, where they were intubated and sedated for confluent COVID-19 and H. Influenza infections. On admission day five, he developed agitation, frequent groaning, diarrhea, mydriasis, and a new onset inability to sit up without support. He was diagnosed with acute opioid withdrawal from the sedation in the PICU and started on a morphine taper. Following the taper, he remained symptom-free for 24 hours, finished his antibiotic, antiviral, and steroid courses, and was discharged on hospital day 12.

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American Society of Anesthesiologists Annual Meeting, October 18-22, 2024, Philadelphia, PA

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