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Podcast #274: Pediatric Sedation

Podcast #274: Pediatric Sedation

Emergency Medical Minute · medicalminute

November 27, 20172m 45s

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Show Notes

Author: Aaron Lessen, M.D.

Educational Pearls

  • A recent prospective observational study was performed to examine the safety of different sedation medications in the pediatric ED.
  • This study included 6000 children, and looked at the rate of serious adverse events following administration of different sedatives.
  • Overall, the safest drug to use was ketamine alone, with an adverse event rate of about 1%.
  • Propofol, BZDs, and opiates had increased rates of adverse events.

References: https://lifeinthefastlane.com/pediatric-procedural-sedation-with-ketamine/