Applications of nitrous oxide for procedural sedation in the pediatric population

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 245-265

  Tobias, Joseph D ^a  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Invasive procedures; Nitrous oxide; Procedural sedation

Indexed keywords

ALPHA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; ANALGESIC AGENT; ANESTHETIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE; BOTULINUM TOXIN; HALOTHANE; INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; ISOFLURANE; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PLACEBO; SEDATIVE AGENT; SEVOFLURANE;

AIR POLLUTION; ANALGESIA; BONE MARROW BIOPSY; BRONCHOSCOPY; DENTAL PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENCY; FRACTURE REDUCTION; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HUMAN; HYPOXIA; INHALATION ANESTHESIA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; LACERATION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MICTURITION CYSTOURETHROGRAPHY; MINIMUM LUNG ALVEOLUS CONCENTRATION; NAUSEA; PAIN; PEDIATRIC ANESTHESIA; POSTOPERATIVE NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PUNCTURE; REVIEW; SEDATION; TOPICAL ANESTHESIA; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; HUMANS; NITROUS OXIDE; PEDIATRICS;

EID: 84879897478     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: 15351815     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e318280d824     Document Type: Review

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