Intravenous Sedation for Control of Distress during Lumbar Punctures for Pediatric Cancer Patients
Author(s) -
Jacqueline Ellis,
Patricia McCarthy,
Pierre Gosselin,
William M. Splinter
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
pain research and management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.702
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1918-1523
pISSN - 1203-6765
DOI - 10.1155/2000/734918
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , anesthesia , distress , cancer pain , lumbar , pediatric cancer , cancer , intensive care medicine , surgery , clinical psychology
OBJECTIVE: To compare the sedative and amnestic effects, the rapidity of recovery, and the adverse effects of midazolam and propofol for intravenous sedation. The focus of this paper is the effects of intravenous sedation on distress, the acceptability to parents of this intervention for helping their children cope with painful procedures and the utility of an intravenous sedation program administered by an anesthetist
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