AIM Maternal personality traits affect child dental behaviour and have a potential link with dental treatment methods. This study aims to evaluate which maternal personality traits affect child dental behaviour. MATERIALS AND METHODS Research was carried out upon 60 children aged between 3-12 years, who had been admitted to our clinic for tooth extraction. All children were evaluated by means...

When a severely suffering dying patient is deeply sedated, and this sedated condition is meant to continue until his death, the doctor involved often decides to abstain from artificially administering fluids. For this dual procedure almost all guidelines require that the patient should not have a life expectancy beyond a stipulated maximum of days (4-14). The reason obviously is that in case of...

Sedational anaesthesia has a long history of use where a short-term, deep sedation is necessary. The technique involves the use of a potent analgesic in combination with a powerful sedative. The result is an alteration in the perception of pain, which reduces movement of the patient during laser rejuvenation. Sedational anaesthesia has several advantages over the use of general anaesthetics and...

OBJECTIVE As the number of diagnostic imaging studies performed has increased, the demand for sedation in support of these radiologic tests has also increased. Our objectives were to (1) assess the safety and efficacy of a radiology sedation service that is staffed exclusively by pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians, (2) determine the frequency and the type of commonly performed pediat...

INTRODUCTION Moderate to deep sedation is generally used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP). The depth of sedation is usually judged by clinical assessment and electroencephalography-guided monitoring. The aim of this study was to compare the clinical efficacy of clinical assessment and Narcotrend(TM) monitoring during deep-sedated ERCP. METHODS One hundred patients who...

Introduction: Bispectral Index is an objective tool to assess electroencephalographic activity and measure the effect of certain sedatives and hypnotics on the brain. In addition, there are certain subjective tools such as the observer's assessment of alertness and sedation which are used. The correlation between BIS and the concentration of propofol in the brain, and the relationship between t...

The application of MR imaging in the pediatric patient has increased dramatically in the recent years and undoubtedly, its role will continue to expand. In this presentation, we will discuss the following aspects of imaging the pediatric patient: • Sedation • Specific Imaging protocols which are advantageous for imaging the pediatric patient • Specific pathologies with focus on oncological imag...

The American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) produces the Standards for Basic Anesthetic Monitoring for appropriate patient monitoring during basic anesthesia (1). The standards document is periodically revised and updated, and includes recommendations for the use of moderate and deep sedation. As a number of nonanesthesiology specialists, including gastroenterologists, orthopedic surgeons, ...

RATIONALE Choice and intensity of early (first 48 h) sedation may affect short- and long-term outcome. OBJECTIVES To investigate the relationships between early sedation and time to extubation, delirium, and hospital and 180-day mortality among ventilated critically ill patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS Multicenter (25 Australia and New Zealand hospitals) prospective longit...

Herein we present the largest retrospective case-control series of deep sedation in patients with Rett syndrome, including discussion of the unique aspects of Rett syndrome that make these patients at high risk for sedation. Twenty-one patients with Rett syndrome and 21 control patients who received propofol for deep sedation to facilitate lumbar puncture were compared. Patients with Rett syndr...