Low dose of rectal thiopental sodium for pediatric sedation in spiral computed tomography study

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 387-391

  Akhlaghpoor, Shahram ^a   Shabestari, Abbas Arjmand ^a   Moghdam, Mohsen Shojaei ^a  

^a Noor Medical Imaging Center   (Iran)

Author keywords

Pediatric sedation; Pediatric temporal computed tomography; Rectal sedation; Thiopental sodium

Indexed keywords

THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; BLOOD DESATURATION; BLOOD OXYGEN TENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFECATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFANT; LOW DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT POSITIONING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLONGED SEDATION; RECTUM DISEASE; RECTUM IRRITATION; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; SPIRAL COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; STANDARD; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, RECTAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; MALE; NECK; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TEMPORAL BONE; TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT; THIOPENTAL; TOMOGRAPHY, SPIRAL COMPUTED;

EID: 34249103215     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02372.x     Document Type: Article

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