Risk factors for adverse events in emergency department procedural sedation for children.

Maala Bhatt; David W. Johnson; Jason Chan; Monica Taljaard; Nick Barrowman; Ken J. Farion; Samina Ali; Suzanne Beno; Andrew Dixon; Michelle McTimoney; Alexander Sasha Dubrovsky; Nadia Sourial; Mark G. Roback; Sedation Safety Study Group of Pediatric Emergency Research Canada

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Risk factors for adverse events in emergency department procedural sedation for children.

October 25, 2017

Bhatt M, Johnson DW, Chan J, et al. JAMA Pediatr. 2017;171(10):957-964.

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Procedural sedation is more commonly used among pediatric patients compared to adult patients. In this prospective study across six emergency departments, researchers found that the occurrence of serious adverse events among children receiving sedation varied depending on the type of medication used.

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