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    PAEDIATRIC SEDATION IN THE ACCIDENT AND EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT: PROS AND CONS

    There is currently increased interest in the safe provision of sedation to children for minor surgical procedures, endoscopy, and radiological procedures. There are changing perceptions of what is acceptable in the restraint of children during painful procedures and increasing expectations of analgesia and amnesia from children, parents, nursing, and medical staff. The advantages and disadvantages of sedation compared with anaesthesia need to be considered. Review of the relevant literature suggests that with appropriate protocols for patient assessment, management, and discharge many procedures can be performed in sedated children with a standard of safety that is similar to general anaesthesia. The main drawback should be a significant failure rate …

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