Maala Bhatt, David W Johnson, Jason Chan, Monica Taljaard, Nick Barrowman, Ken J Farion, Samina Ali, Suzanne Beno, Andrew Dixon, C Michelle McTimoney, Alexander Sasha Dubrovsky, Nadia Sourial, Mark G Roback
IMPORTANCE: Procedural sedation for children undergoing painful procedures is standard practice in emergency departments worldwide. Previous studies of emergency department sedation are limited by their single-center design and are underpowered to identify risk factors for serious adverse events (SAEs), thereby limiting their influence on sedation practice and patient outcomes. OBJECTIVE: To examine the incidence and risk factors associated with sedation-related SAEs...
October 1, 2017: JAMA Pediatrics