Use of Propofol by Pediatric Hospitalists

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Research Article| September 01 2012 Use of Propofol by Pediatric Hospitalists AAP Grand Rounds (2012) 28 (3): 31. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.28-3-31 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Twitter LinkedIn Tools Icon Tools Get Permissions Cite Icon Cite Search Site Citation Use of Propofol by Pediatric Hospitalists. AAP Grand Rounds September 2012; 28 (3): 31. https://doi.org/10.1542/gr.28-3-31 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search nav search search input Search input auto suggest search filter All PublicationsAll JournalsAAP Grand RoundsPediatricsHospital PediatricsPediatrics In ReviewNeoReviewsAAP NewsAll AAP Sites Search Advanced Search Topics: hospitalists, propofol, adverse event Source: Srinivasan M, Turmelle M, DePalma LM, et al. Procedural sedation for diagnostic imaging in children by pediatric hospitalists using propofol: analysis of the nature, frequency, and predictors of adverse events and interventions. J Pediatr. 2012; 160(5): 801– 806; doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.11.003Google Scholar Researchers from St. Louis Children’s Hospital reviewed medical records of children sedated with propofol by hospitalists at their institution from 2005 to 2009 to determine the nature, frequency, and predictors of respiratory events (RE) and airway interventions (AI). They identified study patients using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes for deep sedation and excluded those with incomplete medical records and those whose charts noted propofol use in combination with agents other than oral midazolam. Data obtained from the sedation records of study patients included demographics and medical history, use of adjuvant anesthetic medications, procedure characteristics, time to... You do not currently have access to this content.