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This pain management guideline was written by the staff of the Children's Pain Management Service for the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne.
Pulse oximetry MUST BE implemented and used continuously in high-risk patients with:
University of Michigan Sedation Scale (UMSS)
or patients receiving:
Clinical indicators for 'spot' pulse oximetry are:
CPMS should be called if pain relief is inadequate after more than 5 good tries per hour for three hours.
Any observations outside normal values for age should be reported to CPMS +/- the primary treating team.
IF RESPIRATORY DEPRESSION OR OVERSEDATION IS SUSPECTED:
First version written July 1998, last Updated Feb 2023