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sedation
Calming, especially by administration of a sedative. Reducing anxiety prior to sedation recommended. [2]
Adverse effects:
- repeated use of general anesthetics & sedatives, or use for > 3 hours, in children < 3 years of age & in women in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy could adversely affect child brain development [4]*
* ACOG takes issue with warning [4]
Related
disorder of arousal; lack of awareness; impaired consciousness
Ramsay sedation score
sedative/hypnotic (tranquilizer)
Specific
conscious sedation
palliative sedation
General
clinical procedure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- Schreiber KM et al,
The association of preprocedural anxiety and the success of
procedural sedation in children.
Am J Emerg Med 2006, 24:397
PMID: 16787794
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition
Parada JT et al (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- FDA Safety Alert. Dec 14, 2016
General Anesthetic and Sedation Drugs: Drug Safety Communication
- New Warnings for Young Children and Pregnant Women.
http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm533195.htm
- FDA Drug Safety Communication: Dec 14, 2016
FDA review results in new warnings about using general
anesthetics and sedation drugs in young children and pregnant
women.
http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm532356.htm
- American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Dec 21, 2016
Practice Advisory: FDA Warnings Regarding Use of General
Anesthetics and Sedation Drugs in Young Children and
Pregnant Women.
http://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/News-Room/Practice-Advisories/FDA-Warnings-Regarding-Use-of-General-Anesthetics-and-Sedation-Drugs