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Curr Opin Anaesthesiol · Mar 2016
ReviewUpdate on pharmacological management of procedural sedation for children.
- Mark G Roback, Douglas W Carlson, Franz E Babl, and Robert M Kennedy.
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA.
- Curr Opin Anaesthesiol. 2016 Mar 1; 29 Suppl 1: S21-35.
Purpose Of ReviewThe review provides an update on pharmacological techniques for procedural sedation for children outside the operating room.Recent FindingsAn increasing number of studies of propofol, ketamine, nitrous oxide, dexmedetomidine, and intranasal administration of drugs for procedural sedation of children continue to be reported.SummaryPropofol and ketamine are commonly used for procedural sedation in children and the use of dexmedetomidine and nitrous oxide is increasing. Although the intravenous route remains the mainstay; intranasal drug administration is increasingly used for anxiolysis and moderate sedation.
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