Children who refuse anesthesia or sedation: A survey of anesthesiologists

Paediatric Anaesthesia

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 1134-1142

  Lewis, Ian ^a   Burke, Constance ^a   Voepel Lewis, Terri ^a   Tait, Alan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Assent; Consent; Pediatric; Refusal; Restraint

Indexed keywords

ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BARBITURIC ACID; CLONIDINE; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; PHENOTHIAZINE;

ANESTHESIA INDUCTION; ANESTHESIST; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COPING BEHAVIOR; DELIRIUM; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DOWN SYNDROME; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INFORMED CONSENT; INTENSIVE CARE; MALADJUSTMENT; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION; PARENT; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PEDIATRIC SURGERY; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PLAY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREMEDICATION; PREOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEDATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT REFUSAL; UNITED STATES;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHESIOLOGY; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; TREATMENT REFUSAL;

EID: 35848957254     PISSN: 11555645     EISSN: 14609592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02331.x     Document Type: Article

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