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By: Samuel Wald
Published: 10/10/2007
Since the 1985 release of the first guidelines standardizing sedation care for young children, the number of pediatric cases requiring sedation has increased - as has the number of cases of preventable morbidity and mortality. As a result, the guidelines were revised in December. Here's an update.
Pediatric Sedation: Think SOAPME |
Keep the acronym SOAPME in mind when thinking about sedating pediatric patients.
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Proper precautions
Before and during the administration of sedation agents, the guidelines recommend the following:
The correct techniques of sedating children are much different from adult sedation due to physical, psychological and developmental differences. Perhaps the most important factor is the provider's ability to rescue a child should the unexpected occur. This means recognizing the various levels of sedation and the need for cardiopulmonary support, which may involve using specialized equipment to provide assisted or controlled ventilation and to relieve airway obstruction.
Child-proofing the OR
Besides having advanced airway assessment and management training and being skilled in resuscitating infants and children, all healthcare providers who sedate children should follow uniform, specialty-independent guidelines for monitoring children during and after sedation.
REFERENCES
1. Cote CJ, Karl HW, Notterman DA, Weinberg JA, McCloskey C. Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: analysis of medications used for sedation. Pediatrics. 2000 Oct;106(4):633-44.
2. Cote CJ, Notterman DA, Karl HW, Weinberg JA, McCloskey C. Adverse sedation events in pediatrics: a critical incident analysis of contributing factors. Pediatrics. 2000 Apr;105(4 Pt 1):805-14.
3. Cote CJ, Wilson S. Work Group on Sedation, Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients During and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures: An Update, Pediatrics. 2006;118:2587-2602.
4. Cravero JP, Blike GT. Review of Pediatric Sedation. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 2004;99:1355?64.
5. Lalwani K, Michel M. Pediatric Sedation in North American Children's Hospitals: A Survey of Anesthesia Providers. Pediatric Anesthesia. 2005;15:209-213.
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