The pharmacology of sedation.
There is no single "miracle drug" for sedation. However, the range of available agents is broad and provides many safe and effective sedation options for medical procedures and studies. Providers of pediatric sedation should be thoroughly familiar with these agents.
Boswinkel
Jan P
JP
Division of General Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadephia, PA 19104, USA.
Litman
Ronald S
RS
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