Abstract
Abstract Sedation allows a child to be more relaxed during a medical procedure and will likely not have any memories of the procedure. Painful procedures require analgesia as well. Common procedures for which pediatric patients request sedation include cardiac catheterization, interventional or diagnostic radiology, dental procedures, gastroendoscopy, and short painful procedures, including dressing changes or other wound care. There are different levels of sedation that may allow a child to be conscious and relaxed or asleep, but maintain a patent airway. Sedation of children is often different from that of adults, as a child’s ability to control his or her own behavior is very different from of an adult, and an increased depth of sedation is necessary to complete a procedure. Most critically, children quickly pass from an intended level of sedation to a deeper level, increasing the possibility of oversedation.
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