title: Sedation reduction in a pediatric radiology department.
abstract: An initiative by the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh radiology department to reduce sedations of pediatric patients undergoing computerized tomography scanning has resulted in a significant decline in sedation rates, reduced rates of sedation-related complications, a significant productivity gain as a result of increased procedural volume, improved patient and family satisfaction, and no diminution of image quality. The techniques used to implement this initiative are applicable in any healthcare setting in which pediatric patients are routinely sedated for medical procedures.
authors.affiliation: Radiology Department, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. danamarie.etzelhardman@chp.edu
authors.forename: Dana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Etzel-Hardman
authors.forename: Kathleen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kapsin
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Churilla
mesh_terms: D000700:Analgesics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006776:Hospitals, Pediatric; D006801:Humans; D019982:Organizational Case Studies; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D011872:Radiology Department, Hospital; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
chemical_list: D000700:Analgesics