Sedation in pediatric endoscopy.
The increase in diagnostic, radiologic, and minor surgical procedures performed on pediatric patients outside of the traditional surgical suite setting has resulted in a marked increase in the use of conscious sedation. Not long ago, pediatric gastroenterologists were reticent about using intravenous sedation for pediatric endoscopy. With increased experience, careful screening, and the specialization of pediatric gastroenterology, however, endoscopy can now be performed safely with intravenous sedation on almost all patients.
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Division of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA. chuang@email.chop.edu
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D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000379:methods; D001007:Anxiety / Q000517:prevention & control; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D018678:Cholinergic Agents; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D018678:Cholinergic Agents; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D001569:Benzodiazepines