non-parenteral medications for procedural sedation in children- a narrative review article

Non-Parenteral Medications for Procedural Sedation in Children- A Narrative: Review Article

Procedural sedation may be needed in many diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children. To make pediatric procedural sedation as safe as possible, protocols should be developed by institutions. Response to sedation in children is highly variable, while some become deeply sedated after minimal doses, others may need much higher doses. Child developmental status, clinical circumstances and c...

Deep sedation/procedural sedation for cardiac catheterization in children

Management of children and adolescents with congenital heart disease during cardiac catheterization is a challenge for the attending anaesthetist. According to other diagnostic procedures such as CT-scan and MRT, it is not always necessary to perform general anaesthesia with intubation. The aim of the anaesthesiologic management is to facilitate cardiac catheterization under physiological condi...

Ethical considerations in non-heart beating donation: a narrative review article

Review article: Safety profile of propofol for paediatric procedural sedation in the emergency department.

The use of propofol for paediatric procedural sedation (PPS) is increasing because of its favourable pharmacodynamic profile. Its paediatric use has been limited in some ED (emergency departments) because of the perceived high rate of serious adverse events in comparison with other sedation agents. A systematic literature review of propofol use for PPS outside the operating theatre environment ...

Procedural sedation and analgesia in children

10.2217/14750708.5.4.425 © 2 Providing relief from pain and anxiety associated with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures has become an ethical imperative in children, as well as a measured quality of care from the family perspective. This, along with a tremendous increase in the number of procedures performed in children outside the operating room, has placed an increasing demand for procedura...

Procedural sedation and analgesia in children.

Procedural sedation and analgesia for children--the use of sedative, analgesic, or dissociative drugs to relieve anxiety and pain associated with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures--is now widely practised by a diverse group of specialists outside the operating theatre. We review the principles underlying safe and effective procedural sedation and analgesia and the spectrum of procedures for...