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Sedative Choice in Pediatric Intensive Care May Influence Long-Term Neurocognitive Outcomes

- A new Penn Nursing study suggests that the specific sedatives used during critical illness in early childhood may have long-term implications for a child's neurocognitive development. Martha A.Q. Curley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor in the Department of Family and Community Health, and the Ruth M. Colket Endowed Chair in Pediatric Nursing at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. co-led the study with R. Scott Watson, MD, from Seattle Children's Hospital.

May 19, 2026


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