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...

Introduction: Gastroscopy is an excellent technique for investigation of upper gastrointestinal pathology. However, patients frequently request for conscious sedation as the procedure causes pain, pharyngeal reflex and nausea. Administration of conscious sedation incurs additional medical expenditure and risks. Transnasal gastroscopy, which became commercially available in 2005, does not induce...

Members of the Canadian Academy of Paediatric Dentistry were surveyed about their current use of pharmacological agents for child management. The survey questioned the frequency of drug usage with patients, the most commonly used drugs and the methods of drug administration. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of that survey. The data revealed that 49% of the pediatric dentists r...

Background: To maintain immobility of children for good quality computed tomography (CT) scans, sedation may be used. Present study was planned to compare the efficacy oral triclofos and midazolam in undergoing CT. Methodology: The prospective, comparative, randomized Indian conducted Department Anaesthesia at a J.J. Hospital Grant Medical college. Study population paediatric subjects between 2...

In 100 otherwise healthy gynaecological patients the sedative effects of oxypertine 20 mg given orally before operation have been studied using a standard scoring system. In the patients studied, oxypertine 20 mg provided relief of anxiety (sedation) comparable to that obtained after the administration of a tablet of Mandrax used as comparison. Side effects were minimal and after oral administr...

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...

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to evaluate the efficacy midazolam as a means conscious sedation in pediatric odontology through three routes administration: oral, rectal and nasal administration, compare these different assess general safety Midazolam. Materials Methods: Thirty healthy non-cooperating (ASAI) patients (levels 1 2 on FRANKL scale), aged 5 years requiring minimum den...