title: Challenges in paediatric procedural sedation: political, economic, and clinical aspects.
abstract: Paediatric sedation has expanded in volume and demand over the past decade. In parallel with the increasing demand for and delivery of sedation by multi-specialty providers, conflicting political agendas have surfaced. With a limited selection of sedatives and few new sedatives to market over the past decade, some providers utilize agents that formerly were considered exclusive for administration by anaesthesiologists. This review highlights the important contributions to paediatric sedation over the past century. Considerations include the barriers and politics that impede progress and also future advances and contributions that may lie ahead.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Harvard Medical School, Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Mason
mesh_terms: D000776:Anesthesiology / Q000193:education; D002648:Child; D002983:Clinical Competence; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D004503:Education, Medical, Graduate / Q000592:standards; D017048:Health Care Costs / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000191:economics; D011057:Politics
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives
keywords: paediatric anaesthesia; safety; sedation