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Emergency analgesia in the paediatric population. Part IV Paediatric sedation in the accident and emergency department: pros and cons
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- Published on: 12 August 2002
- Published on: 12 August 2002Misleading paediatric sedationShow More
Dear Editor
I read with interest the last article about paediatric sedation.[1] I feel that some of the evidence about adverse events is put forward in a slightly misleading way. Dr Doyle states that "...at least 52 deaths and 27 episodes of serious morbidity including six episodes of permanent neurological damage and 15 prolonged hospitalisations attributed to sedation. The causes of these events were mainly d...
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