Open AccessProcedural sedation and analgesia in pediatric patients
Author(s) -
Charu Mahajan,
Hari H. Dash
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of pediatric neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.247
H-Index - 18
eISSN - 1998-3948
pISSN - 1817-1745
DOI - 10.4103/1817-1745.131469
Subject(s) - sedation , medicine , nociception , anesthesia , affect (linguistics) , pain management , population , intensive care medicine , linguistics , environmental health , philosophy , receptor
A spectrum of conditions requires sedation and analgesia in pediatric population. Ineffective treatment of pain may result in physiological and behavioral responses that can adversely affect the developing nociceptive system. The recognition of pain in children can be facilitated by different pain scales. This article reviews the procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) practices in children along with pharmacology of the drugs used for this purpose.