Sedation for pediatric patients undergoing CT and MRI.
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.
Hubbard
A M
AM
Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA 19104.
Markowitz
R I
RI
Kimmel
B
B
Kroger
M
M
Bartko
M B
MB
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
D002697:Chloral Hydrate; D010424:Pentobarbital