The pediatric sedation service: Who is appropriate to sedate, which medications should I use, who should prescribe the drugs, how do I bill?

Pediatric Radiology

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2008, Pages

  Mason, Keira P ^a  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORAL HYDRATE; CLONIDINE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DIGOXIN; DOXYCYCLINE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; KETAMINE; KETOROLAC; MIDAZOLAM; MORPHINE; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT; PENTOBARBITAL;

ANAMNESIS; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DELIRIUM; DELUSION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DRUG CHOICE; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MEDICAL FEE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; NIGHTMARE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CHILD; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY; DEEP SEDATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; INFANT; INSURANCE CLAIM REPORTING; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PATIENT SELECTION; PEDIATRICS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; RADIOLOGY;

EID: 42049113704     PISSN: 03010449     EISSN: 14321998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00247-008-0769-1     Document Type: Review

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