Sedation for emergent diagnostic imaging studies in pediatric patients

Current Opinion in Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 306-312

  Rutman, Maia S ^a  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Imaging; Pediatric; Sedation

Indexed keywords

BARBITURIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE; CHLORAL HYDRATE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; ETOMIDATE; METHOHEXITAL; MIDAZOLAM; OPIATE; PENTOBARBITAL; PROPOFOL; THIOPENTAL;

AGITATION; APNEA; BRADYCARDIA; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSION; CONFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP SEDATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIET RESTRICTION; DISORIENTATION; DROWSINESS; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EXCITEMENT; FATTY ACID DESATURATION; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; HYPERTENSION; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; LETHARGY; MYOCLONUS; NAUSEA; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TRANQUILIZING ACTIVITY; VOMITING;

CHILD; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EMERGENCIES; HUMANS;

EID: 67651085455     PISSN: 10408703     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MOP.0b013e32832b10f6     Document Type: Review

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