The Efficacy and Safety of Oral Pentobarbital Sedation in Pediatric Echocardiography

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 33-37

  Warden, Charles N ^a   Bernard, Pamela K ^a   Kimball, Thomas R ^a  

^a CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Pediatric; Sedation

Indexed keywords

PENTOBARBITAL;

ARTICLE; CHILD; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; OXYGEN SATURATION; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; DRUG TOXICITY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MALE; OHIO; PENTOBARBITAL; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 72449205069     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.09.021     Document Type: Article

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