title: Procedural sedation and analgesia research: state of the art.
abstract: The authors review the current state of procedural sedation and analgesia research and clinical practice in adults and children, discuss the limitations in research methodology, and propose future areas of investigation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin County Medical Center, and University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA. miner015@umn.edu
authors.forename: James R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Miner
authors.forename: Baruch
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krauss
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000698:Analgesia / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D000700:Analgesics; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods / Q000639:trends*; D020927:Dexmedetomidine; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000639:trends*; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D010147:Pain Measurement / Q000379:methods; D012106:Research / Q000639:trends*
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D020927:Dexmedetomidine