Yuen, VM;
Cheuk, DK;
Hui, TW;
Wong, I;
Lam, WW;
Irwin, MG;
(2019)
Oral chloral hydrate versus intranasal dexmedetomidine for sedation of children undergoing computed tomography: a multicentre study.
Hong Kong Medical Journal
, 25
(1(S3))
pp. 27-29.
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Abstract
1. Intranasal dexmedetomidine at 3 μg/kg can be used as primary sedative for young children during non-painful procedures. The rate of successful sedation is similar to that achieved by oral chloral hydrate at 50 mg/kg. / 2. Intranasal dexmedetomidine is associated with better acceptance by young children compared with oral chloral hydrate. / 3. Adverse effects of vomiting and gastrointestinal problems associated with chloral hydrate sedation may be avoided with the use of intranasal dexmedetomidine. / 4. The time to resume normal activities after chloral hydrate and dexmedetomidine sedation is similar.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Oral chloral hydrate versus intranasal dexmedetomidine for sedation of children undergoing computed tomography: a multicentre study |
| Publisher version: | https://www.hkmj.org/abstracts/v25%20Suppl%203n1/2... |
| Language: | English |
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| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Life Sciences > UCL School of Pharmacy > Practice and Policy |
| URI: | https://discovery-pp.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10070184 |
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