New! Invasive and noninvasive procedures are a common and necessary component in the management of infants and children with acute and chronic diseases. As technology continues to expand, there are an increasing number of techniques that require procedural sedation outside of the operating room.

Authored by experts in a variety of specialties, Procedural Sedation for Infants, Children, and Adolescents is a comprehensive guide for the initial design and implementation of a procedural sedation program and a tool to educate pediatric health professionals on medications used for sedation, associated adverse events, and the treatment of these adverse effects.

Contents include:
Pre-sedation evaluation
Documentation and parental instructions
Monitoring for procedural sedation
Medications
Specific clinical scenarios
Non-pharmacologic interventions
Topical and local anesthetic agents
Quality improvement and assurance
..and more