introduction: motion artifacts are a common problem in pediatric radiographic studies and are a common indication for pediatric procedural sedation. this study aimed to compare the combination of oral midazolam and ketamine (omk) with oral midazolam alone (om) as procedural sedatives among children undergoing computed tomography (ct) imaging. methods: the study population was comprised of six-m...

The AGD acknowledges that dentists may need an additional permit to perform the procedure described in this article. Many states require dental practitioners to have additional or advanced training in order to perform enteral sedation. In some states, practitioners must have an i.v./conscious sedation permit before they are allowed to titrate (dose) oral medication. The ADA does not believe tha...

Oral sedatives are often required for children who require dental restoration. Most children are able to receive this in the dental office, often using nitrous oxide with minimal sedation to facilitate the procedure. However, there are children who will not cooperate during the examination process or during the actual dental procedure without sedation [1]. This can be due to young age, behavior...

BACKGROUND/AIMS To assess patient preferences for different anaesthesia management strategies during cataract surgery. METHODS Cross sectional clinic based study of patient preferences for anaesthesia management strategies. Patients rated their preferences using a linear rating scale from 0 to 100. RESULTS Subjects tended to prefer block to topical anaesthesia and oral to intravenous sedati...

We conducted this single blind randomized clinical trial to compare the efficacy and safety of oral chloral hydrate and intranasal midazolam for induction of sedation for computerized tomography scan of brain in children. Participants aged 1-10 years (n=60) were randomized to receive 100 mg/kg chloral hydrate orally with intra nasal normal saline OR intranasal midazolam 0.2 mg/kg with oral norm...

how to cite this article: derakhshanfar h, modanlookordi m, amini a, shahrami a. a comparative study of the sedative effect of oral midazolam and oral promethazine medication in lumbar puncture. iran j child neurol. 2013 spring;7(2):11-16.   objective lumbar puncture (lp) essentially is a painful and stressful procedure that indicated for diagnosis and therapeutic purposes. one way to reduce th...

PURPOSE This study investigated the relationship between oral conscious sedation and subsequent behavior in the dental setting. METHODS The sample consisted of 38 children between the ages of 39 to 71 months (mean=50 months) who had been treated with oral sedation 2 to 34 months(mean=13 months) previously, and a control group of 38 children, matched by age (mean=51 months) and gender, who had...

BACKGROUND Anxiety control remains an important concern in dental practice. We evaluated the incidence, nature, and sequelae of complications during and after minor oral surgeries performed under intravenous midazolam and fentanyl sedation using the titration technique. METHODS The medical records of patients who had undergone minor oral surgeries under moderate intravenous midazolam and fent...

background: a suitable sedative status during gastro-enteric endoscopies results in better physicians’ approach and more stable view of internal organs. therefore, we evaluated the effect of ketamine for sedation in endoscopic procedures of adult patients.materials and methods: patients who were candidates for gastro-enteric endoscopy during the years 2014-2015 were included into the study and ...