Principles of Sedation

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Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures

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Mallory MD, Baxter AL, Yanosky DJ, Cravero JP. Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium. Emergency Physician-Administered Propofol Sedation: Report on 25,433 Sedations from the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium. Ann Emerg Med. 2011 May;57[5]:462-8

Kamat P, Hebbar K, Stockwell J, Gillespie S, Fortenberry J, Cravero JP. Pediatric Critical Care Physician-Administered Procedural Sedation Using Propofol: A Report from The Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium Database Pediatr Crit Care Med. 2015 Jan;16(1):11-20.

Cravero JP, Beach ML, Blike GT, Gallagher SM, Hertzog JH. The incidence and nature of adverse events during pediatric sedation/anesthesia with propofol for procedures outside the operating room: Report from the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium. Anesth Analg. 2009;108(3):795-804.

Sahyoun C, Krauss B, Bevacqua M, Antonsen A, Jardinier L, Barbi E. Safety and Efficacy Associated With a Family-Centered Procedural Sedation Protocol for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder or Developmental Delay. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 May 1;6(5):e2315974. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.15974. PMID: 37252743; PMCID: PMC10230313.

Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing