Intranasal sedation for cerebrospinal fluid collection in pediatrics: case report

Sedation in pediatrics has grown in recent decades, as ethical principles point out that pain relief and patient comfort should be offered whenever necessary. Intranasal administration thus appears as a timely non-parenteral route of sedation in procedures for patients without venous access. We report a case of intranasal sedation successfully performed in a patient under diagnostic investigation of limb paralysis, who had no venous access and was anxious about the need for invasive diagnostic procedures. Intranasal sedation represents a route of administration of sedative drugs outside the operating room to perform minor procedures in pediatric patients when provided with appropriate safety precautions.