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Introduction
Calming, especially by administration of a sedative. Reducing anxiety prior to sedation recommended.[2]
Adverse effects
- repeated use of general anesthetics & sedatives, or use for > 3 hours, in children < 3 years of age & in women in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy could adversely affect child brain development[4]*
* ACOG takes issue with warning[4]
More general terms
More specific terms
Additional terms
- disorder of arousal; lack of awareness; impaired consciousness
- Ramsay sedation score
- sedative/hypnotic (tranquilizer)
References
- ↑ Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 Schreiber KM et al, The association of preprocedural anxiety and the success of procedural sedation in children. Am J Emerg Med 2006, 24:397 PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16787794
- ↑ Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition Parada JT et al (eds) American Geriatrics Society, 2010
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 FDA Safety Alert. Dec 14, 2016 General Anesthetic and Sedation Drugs: Drug Safety Communication
New Warnings for Young Children and Pregnant Women. http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm533195.htm
FDA Drug Safety Communication: Dec 14, 2016 FDA review results in new warnings about using general anesthetics and sedation drugs in young children and pregnant women. http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/ucm532356.htm
American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists. Dec 21, 2016 Practice Advisory: FDA Warnings Regarding Use of General Anesthetics and Sedation Drugs in Young Children and Pregnant Women. http://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/News-Room/Practice-Advisories/FDA-Warnings-Regarding-Use-of-General-Anesthetics-and-Sedation-Drugs