title: Sedation for pediatric patients undergoing CT and MRI.
abstract: Adequate sedation remains one of the most important parts of performing high quality cross-sectional imaging in children. This is a noncomparative retrospective analysis of existing sedation protocols used in 1,158 children between the ages of 1 day and 18 years, checking for safety and efficacy. The most commonly used drugs were chloral hydrate (60-120 mg/kg) by mouth for infants less than 18 months and intravenous Nembutal (2-6 mg/kg) for older children. Sedation was successful in 97% of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Hubbard
authors.forename: R I
authors.initials: RI
authors.lastname: Markowitz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kimmel
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kroger
authors.forename: M B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Bartko
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002697:Chloral Hydrate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D010424:Pentobarbital / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D002697:Chloral Hydrate; D010424:Pentobarbital