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Review
. 2014 Jan;9(1):1-6.
doi: 10.4103/1817-1745.131469.

Procedural sedation and analgesia in pediatric patients

Charu Mahajan  1 , Hari Hara Dash  2
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Review

Procedural sedation and analgesia in pediatric patients

Charu Mahajan et al. J Pediatr Neurosci. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

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.

Keywords: Analgesia; children; procedural sedation.

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Conflict of Interest: None declared.

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