ANESTHESIA IN PEDIATRICS  SMART 2002 Milan, May 29-31, 2002 Free access

Minerva Anestesiologica 2002 May;68(5):414-9

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language: Italian

Sedation with magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric patients

Salvo I., Cucchi C., Camporesi A., Borghi B., Grasso F., Silvani P.

Dipartimento di Anestesia e Rianimazione Ospedale dei Bambini «V. Buzzi» Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Milano

219 children (ASA I-II, age 30 days-12 yrs), underwent deep sedation with intravenous thiopental for magnetic resonance imaging in a hospital setting. Sedation strategies and monitoring are described. The procedure showed to be safe for the patients and cause low artefacts by movements.