title: Conscious sedation for endoscopy in the pediatric patient.
abstract: This article defines conscious sedation and ASA patient classification, reviews the pharmacologic and behavioral issues in children, and describes the essentials for successful sedation. It provides only guidelines as each patient requires individual attention. Clearly, conscious sedation works well in children for most endoscopic procedures and with continued refinement will become the method of choice.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Gilger
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007223:Infant; D010361:Patients / Q000145:classification
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives