OBJECTIVE As the number of diagnostic imaging studies performed has increased, the demand for sedation in support of these radiologic tests has also increased. Our objectives were to (1) assess the safety and efficacy of a radiology sedation service that is staffed exclusively by pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians, (2) determine the frequency and the type of commonly performed pediat...

OBJECTIVE The updated clinical practice guidelines for the management of pain, agitation, and delirium recommend either daily sedation interruption or maintaining light levels of sedation as methods to improve outcomes for patients who are sedated in the ICU. We review the evidence supporting both methods and discuss whether one method is preferable or if they should be used concurrently. DAT...

Flexible bronchoscopy is commonly performed by respiratory physicians and is the gold standard for directly visualising the airways, allowing for numerous diagnostic and therapeutic interventions. With the widespread use of flexible bronchoscopy and the evolution of interventional bronchoscopy with more complex and longer procedures, physicians are placing increasing importance on the use of se...

Objective- This study aimed to compare sedation efficacy in intranasal administration of xylazine, diazepam and midazolam with or without ketamine in Chough. Design- To determine the sedation efficacy, an experimental in vivo study was employed. Animals- Seven healthy Choughs were examined in the current study. Procedu...

The 2018 Critical Care Medicine Guidelines for Analgesia and Sedation in the ICU Good Practice Statement emphasized importance treatment of pain taking precedence over sedation. Within these guidelines, a multimodal analgesia approach is standard care ICU, which often includes initiation opioids. 1 As practice has shifted to prioritize management sedation, opioids have been administered frequen...

Most fearful and uncooperative children can be managed with behavioral management techniques. However, when behavioral management strategies fail, some form of pharmacologic sedation or anesthesia has to be utilized. Midazolam, one of the commonly used oral sedation agent in children has several characteristics such as safety of use, rapid onset and some degree of amnesia that makes it a desira...