Seizures temporally associated with nitrous oxide administration for pediatric procedural sedation

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1517-1520

  Zier, Judith L ^a   Doescher, Jason S ^a  

^a Children's Hospitals and Clinics   (United States)

Author keywords

analgesia; anesthesia; nitrous oxide; procedural sedation; seizures

Indexed keywords

NITROUS OXIDE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; OXYGEN SATURATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEDATION; SEIZURE; URETHRAL CATHETERIZATION;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PEDIATRICS; SEIZURES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 78650199623     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810370896     Document Type: Article

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