A case report: the use of ketamine and midazolam intravenous sedation for a child undergoing radiotherapy.
The combination of ketamine hydrochloride and midazolam was used to successfully provide intravenous sedation for a child requiring daily radiation treatments. During the radiation therapy treatments, the anesthesia provider was not in direct contact with the patient. Traditional monitoring was complemented by the addition of closed-circuit television monitoring. The drug combination provided consistent cardiac and respiratory stability, as well as patient immobility, for each radiation treatment.
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D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007649:Ketamine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008527:Medulloblastoma / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008874:Midazolam / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic
D007649:Ketamine; D008874:Midazolam