Paediatric procedural sedation: demographics, agents used and procedures for RCH and SH
| Pre-programme | 6 Months post-programme | 3 Years post-programme | ||||
| RCH (n=50) | SH (n=50) | RCH (n=50) | SH (n=50) | RCH (n=50) | SH (n=50) | |
| Mean age (years) | 7.1 | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 |
| Male:female (n) | 29:21 | 36:14 | 28:22 | 33:17 | 35:15 | 27:23 |
| Drugs used (n) | ||||||
| Ketamine | 7 | 11 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 15 |
| Midazolam | – | 19 | 1 | 8 | – | 2 |
| Nitrous oxide | 43 | 16 | 31 | 31 | 42 | 31 |
| Combination* | – | 4 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 |
| Procedures (n) | ||||||
| Fracture reduce | 29 | 20 | 11 | 19 | 16 | 16 |
| Laceration repair | 11 | 27 | 26 | 20 | 22 | 14 |
| FB removal | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| IV cannulation | 6 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | – |
| Other procedures† | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | 10 | 13 |
↵* Combination of agents: nitrous oxide/midazolam, nitrous oxide/fentanyl, midazolam/fentanyl, ketamine/midazolam, nitrous oxide/ketamine/midazolam given at the time of sedation.
↵† Other procedures: examination under sedation, abscess drainage, hernia reduction, immunisation, lumbar puncture, urinary catheter insertion, relocation joint, application of plaster, foreskin release.
FB, foreign body; IV, intravenous; RCH, Royal Children's Hospital; SH, Sunshine Hospital.