Washington University in St. Louis (WU)
My proximal research goals include elucidating current trends in pediatric sedation, with respect to both drug choice, dose and duration, and their impact on adverse events, lengths of stay, and long-term outcomes. My overarching goal is to develop and test multimodal, standardized, objective measures of adequate sedative depth to both minimize unnecessary sedation and optimize patient outcomes. My long-term goal is to design clinical trials to transition sedative management from institutional, anecdotal practices to evidence-based, individualized medicine.