Safety of pediatric procedural sedation in a Canadian emergency department
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Safety of procedural sedation and analgesia in children less than 2 years of age in a pediatric emergency department
BACKGROUND Although young age is considered a risk factor for adverse events related to procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA), data in very young children (<2 years of age) are lacking. AIMS The main objective of our study is to describe PSA in children <2 years of age in an inner city tertiary care pediatric emergency department (PED). METHODS We conducted a retrospective chart review fr...
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عنوان ژورنال: CJEM
سال: 2000
ISSN: 1481-8035,1481-8043
DOI: 10.1017/s1481803500004346