Affiliation: | aUniversity of Chicago Hospitals, Superior Ambulance Service, Peds-R-Us Medical Education, Dyer, IN, USA bCNC Paediatric Outreach Education NSW/NETS, NSW Newborn & Paediatric Emergency Transport Service, Sydney, Australia cNurse Anaesthesia, Peoria, IL, USA |
Abstract: | Internationally, sedation of paediatric patients for short procedures is becoming a common treatment option in a variety of areas outside of the operating theatre. However, there are controversies about sedation/pain management and appropriate monitoring, especially in Emergency Department environments. What needs to be monitored, how often, and why? This article will, from the perspectives of emergency and anaesthesia professionals, review the research detailing what emergency department nurses really want and need to know. |