Loading phenobarbital in paediatric home-based terminal care: A case series
Further research is needed on the administration of a loading dose of phenobarbital for managing terminal refractory symptoms in the paediatric palliative care population during the terminal phase. This will help to establish evidence-based guidelines for paediatric palliative sedation, ensuring appropriate relief of refractory symptoms for a peaceful death at home.
Authors
- Kate C. Griffin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-2460-7025)
- Sidharth Vemuri (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1900-4557)
- Bronwyn Sacks (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6386-5966)
- Susan Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4288-7394)
- Julian Kelly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-6502-104X)
Institutions
- Royal Children's Hospital (AU)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- South East Water (Australia) (AU)
- Monash Children’s Hospital (AU)
- Peninsula Health (AU)
- Murdoch Children's Research Institute (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Palliative Medicine
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02692163251395457
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00