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Patients underwent neurocognitive testing 3 to 8 years after hospitalization at regional neuropsychology testing centers. Neurocognitive testing was conducted from February 16, 2015, to November 27, 2018. Assessors were blinded to the sedation provided. Data were analyzed from September 2022 to March 2026.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Exposures<\/jats:title>\n Critical illness and sedation.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Main Outcomes and Measures<\/jats:title>\n The primary outcome was IQ, estimated by the age-appropriate Vocabulary and Block Design subtests of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale. Drug- and dose-dependent associations between sedatives and neurocognitive function were assessed, adjusting for baseline factors and severity and course of critical illness.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n \n Neurocognitive testing was performed among 256 children (median [IQR] age, 6.6 [5.4 to 9.0] years). Among 243 children with data, 228 children (93.8%) had age-appropriate global assessment of cognitive function (Pediatric Cognitive Performance Category\u2009=\u20091) at testing. Children were exposed to a median (IQR) of 8 (5 to 14) days of continuous sedation at a median (IQR) age of 1.0 (0.2 to 3.2) years. The mean (SD) estimated IQ was 100.3 (13.2), similar to the published test mean of 100. Mean (SD) estimated IQ at long-term follow-up was lowest in patients receiving an opioid- and benzodiazepine-only strategy (98.3 [11.8]), higher in patients receiving multiple sedative classes not including dexmedetomidine (100.6 [14.5]), and highest in patients receiving multiple sedative classes, including dexmedetomidine (101.9 [13.5]). Controlling for Hollingshead Socioeconomic Status score, severity of illness on PICU admission, and duration of mechanical ventilation, the adjusted mean difference in estimated IQ between the opioid- and benzodiazepine-only vs dexmedetomidine groups was \u22124.1 (95% CI, \u22127.3 to \u22120.9;\n P<\/jats:italic>\n \u2009=\u2009.01).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusions and Relevance<\/jats:title>\n In this study of young children who received more than a week of PICU sedation, the estimated IQ was similar to that of the general population. 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