Podcast #274: Pediatric Sedation
Nov 27, 2017•3 min
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Episode description
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/
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