Safety and efficacy of chloral hydrate sedation in children undergoing echocardiography

• Published in: The Journal of pediatrics Vol. 129; no. 2; pp. 287 - 291
• Main Authors: Napoli, Kathy Little, Ingall, Carrie Goren, Martin, Gerard R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Mosby, Inc 01.08.1996
• Subjects: Adolescent; Age Factors; Ambulatory Care; Blood Pressure - drug effects; Child; Child, Preschool; Chloral Hydrate - administration & dosage; Chloral Hydrate - adverse effects; Conscious Sedation; Cyanosis - diagnostic imaging; Down Syndrome - diagnostic imaging; Echocardiography, Doppler; Heart Defects, Congenital - diagnostic imaging; Heart Rate - drug effects; Humans; Hypnotics and Sedatives - administration & dosage; Hypnotics and Sedatives - adverse effects; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Oxygen - blood; Prospective Studies; Safety; Time Factors; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Color; Ultrasonography, Doppler, Pulsed; Vomiting - chemically induced

The purpose of this prospective study was to determine the safety and efficacy of chloral hydrate sedation in children with known or suspected congenital heart disease. The study population included 405 children with a median age of 13 months (3 weeks to 14 years). Cyanotic heart disease was present...