Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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3236040 | Clinical Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 2010 | 14 Pages |
Abstract
Although emergency department procedural sedation in children is widely practiced, it is not without risk. Appropriate vital sign monitoring has been identified as an essential mechanism to reduce risk associated with procedural sedation. We describe the evolution of guidelines for procedural sedation monitoring in children and review monitoring principles, common adverse events, current monitoring modalities, future directions, and emerging monitoring technologies.
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Authors
Joshua Nagler, Baruch Krauss,