Many hospitals, and medical and dental clinics and offices, routinely monitor their procedural-sedation practicesd tracking adverse events, outcomes, and efficacy in order to optimize the sedation delivery and practice. Currently, there exist substantial
S.M. Green +9 more
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Sedation for invasive procedures in paediatrics [PDF]
Editor,—We agree with Murphy1that a considerable number of children undergo painful procedures for which anaesthesia services are not available. As a gastroenterologist Murphy has to provide sedation for endoscopy in children and rightly draws attention to the problem of the definition of a safe level of sedation for the non-anaesthetist.
M R, Sury, D J, Hatch
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Paediatric procedural sedation using ketamine in a UK emergency department: a 7 year review of practice. [PDF]
Ketamine is growing in popularity for procedural sedation in the paediatric population, yet safety concerns remain. We performed a retrospective review of practice and outcomes of paediatric ketamine sedation using the World SIVA International Sedation ...
Kidd, Lawrence R +2 more
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Risk factors for chloral hydrate sedation failure in pediatric patients: a retrospective analysis [PDF]
Background This study aimed to investigate the risk factors for chloral hydrate sedation failure and complications in a tertiary children’s hospital in South Korea.
Young-Eun Jang +7 more
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Optimization of procedural sedation and analgesia during atrial fibrillation ablation
Purpose of reviewThis mini-review is aimed to provide an overview and discuss procedural sedation and analgesia for atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation with focus at qualification of staff, patient evaluation, monitoring, medication and postprocedural care.
Homberg, Marloes C. +5 more
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GLP-1RA and aspiration risk in moderate sedation for endoscopy
Study objective: Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) delay gastric emptying, raising concern for aspiration during sedation. Data describing aspiration risk and the safety of moderate sedation in this population are limited.
Lucia Costanza, BA +6 more
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Procedural Pediatric Sedation by Nurses: Available, Competent, and Safe [PDF]
Sedation and/or analgesia are standard of care for pediatric patients during painful intervention or medical imaging requiring immobility. Physician availability is frequently insufficient to allow for all procedural sedation.
Laetiscia Lavoie +4 more
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Clinical practice guidelines for nurse-administered procedural sedation and analgesia in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory : A modified Delphi study [PDF]
Aim\ud \ud To develop clinical practice guidelines for nurse-administered procedural sedation and analgesia in the cardiac catheterisation laboratory.\ud \ud Background\ud \ud Numerous studies have reported that nurse-administered procedural sedation and
Rolley, John X. +8 more
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Procedural sedation analgesia in the elderly patient
Elderly patients are perceived as a high-risk group for procedural sedation. Procedural sedation analgesia (PSA) is generally safe in older adults. What is not acceptable is undertreating pain or inadequately sedating a stable patient.
Abdulaziz Ahmad +2 more
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Paediatric procedural sedation within the emergency department [PDF]
Procedural sedation and analgesia in children requires the use of non-pharmacological and pharmacological approaches to facilitate the management of painful procedures.
Kochar, A, Krieser, D
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