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. 1992 Jan-Feb;16(1):3-6.
doi: 10.1097/00004728-199201000-00002.

Sedation for pediatric patients undergoing CT and MRI

A M Hubbard  1 , R I Markowitz, B Kimmel, M Kroger, M B Bartko
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Sedation for pediatric patients undergoing CT and MRI

A M Hubbard et al. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1992 Jan-Feb.

Abstract

Adequate sedation remains one of the most important parts of performing high quality cross-sectional imaging in children. This is a noncomparative retrospective analysis of existing sedation protocols used in 1,158 children between the ages of 1 day and 18 years, checking for safety and efficacy. The most commonly used drugs were chloral hydrate (60-120 mg/kg) by mouth for infants less than 18 months and intravenous Nembutal (2-6 mg/kg) for older children. Sedation was successful in 97% of patients.

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