Sedation and general anaesthesia in children undergoing MRI and CT: adverse events and outcomes

• Published in: British journal of anaesthesia : BJA Vol. 84; no. 6; pp. 743 - 748
• Main Authors: Malviya, S., Voepel-Lewis, T., Eldevik, O.P., Rockwell, D.T., Wong, J.H., Tait, A.R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2000; Oxford University Press; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Adolescent; anaesthesia; anaesthesia, paediatric; Anesthesia, General - adverse effects; Anti-Anxiety Agents - adverse effects; Benzodiazepines; Child; Child, Preschool; chloral hydrate; Cohort Studies; complications; Conscious Sedation - adverse effects; Female; Humans; hypnotics; hypnotics, chloral hydrate; Hypoxia - etiology; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; paediatric; Prospective Studies; Quality Assurance, Health Care; risk; Risk Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Failure; hypnotics, chloral hydrate; risk; complications; anaesthesia, paediatric

Quality assurance data were collected prospectively for children who were sedated (n=922) or given general anaesthesia (n=140) for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) or computerized tomography (CT). The data included patient characteristics, concurrent medication, adequacy of sedation, adverse events...