Prospective, randomized, open label, controlled study, will be conducted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (KASCH), National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 340 patients will be randomly randomized to Midazolam (M) or Dexmedetomidine (D), to assess the safety and efficacy of prolonged Dexmedetomidine use beyond 24 hours.
Study will be conducted in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) in King Abdullah Specialist Children Hospital (KASCH), National Guard Health Affairs, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Total of 430 patients will participate to assess the safety and efficacy of prolonged Dexmedetomidine use beyond 24 hours in pediatric Intensive Care Unite.