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Pediatric Off Site Anesthesia
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Pediatric Off Site Anesthesia

Kara M. Barnett, Mian Ahmad, Todd Justin Liu and Rayhan Ahmed Tariq
Out of Operating Room Anesthesia, pp 273-304
30 Sep 2016
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-39150-2_21
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Airway Bone marrow CT scan Down’s syndrome ER procedures Gatrointestinal procedures Ketamine Laryngospasm Lumbar puncture Malignant hyperthermia Mental retardation MRI Nuclear medicine Oncology Ophthalmologic procedures Pediatric Pediatric anesthesia Pediatric sedation Propofol Radiation
There is an increase in need for sedation for pediatric patients undergoing procedures and scans outside of the operating room. Overall, sedation is safe if the anesthesia provider is trained in rescuing the patient. Common complications include apnea and airway obstruction. Full monitoring should be provided, including capnometry. It is also crucial to have all emergency supplies and medications on hand. In many cases, propofol sedation is a safe anesthetic in patients who are sedation candidates. Other possible anesthetics include sedation with drugs like ketamine and versed or general anesthesia with an LMA or endotracheal tube.

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