Obtain the latest guidelines on safe and effective sedation for infants, children, and adolescents. Invasive and noninvasive procedures are a common and necessary component in the management of infants, children, and adolescents with acute and chronic diseases. As technology continues to expand, there are an increasing number of techniques that require 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 care professionals on medications used for sedation, associated adverse events, and treatment of these adverse events. 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!
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of 67,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety and well-being of infants, children, adolescents and young adults. The AAP is the largest pediatric publisher in the world, with a diverse list of resources that includes essential clinical and practice management titles and award-winning books for parents.
1. Pediatric Sedation: The Past, Present, and Future - Joseph P. Cravero, MD, FAAP 2. The Pre-sedation Evaluation - Joseph D. Tobias, MD, FAAP 3. Documentation and Parental Instructions for Pediatric Sedation - Daniel M. Roke, MD, FAAP 4. Monitoring for Procedural Sedation - Eric W. Fleegler, MD, MPH, FAAP - Constance S. Houck, MD, FAAP 5. Medications Part 1: Sedatives and Anxiolytics - John W. Berkenbosch, MD, FCCM, FAAP 6. Medications Part 2: Ketamine, Nitrous Oxide, and Opiods - Marc S. Leder, MD, FAAP - Sandra P. Spencer, MD, FAAP - Joseph D. Tobias, MD, FAAP - Michael J. Stoner, MD, FAAP 7. Complications of Procedural Sedation - Joseph P. Cravero, MD, FAAP - Pradip P. Kamat, MD, MBA, FAAP 8. Specific Clinical Scenarios - Cheryl K. Gooden, MD, FAAP - Joanne R. Hojsak, MD 9. Non-pharmacologic Interventions in Children During Medical and Surgical Procedures - Kristine K. Murray, CCLS - Gregory A. Hollman, MD, FAAP 10. Topical and Local Anesthetic Agents - Constance S. Houck, MD, FAAP - William T. Zempsky, MD, MPH, FAAP - Joseph D. Tobias, MD, FAAP 11. Pediatric Sedation Credentialing and Privileging - Gregory A. Hollman, MD, FAAP 12. Quality Improvement and Assurance - Thomas A. Taghon, DO, MHA - Joshua C. Uffman, MD
This is an excellent addition to the anesthesia literature with the most current recommendations on how to undertake careful but much-needed sedation in children who are asked to undergo frightening diagnostic techniques or painful invasive procedures." - Robert M. Arensman, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine
