[Clonidine associated to morphine and midazolam in children submitted to mechanical ventilation: randomized, double blind and placebo controlled study].

Background And Objectives: In our country, the abstinence syndrome has high prevalence and besides the distress prolongs the length of hospital stay. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of associating oral clonidine to the intravenous morphine plus midazolam continuous infusion in children submitted to mechanical ventilation.

Methods: Randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study, conducted in the PICU at the Hospital Geral of Caxias do Sul.