Propofol sedation in children: Sleep trumps amnesia Journal Article
| Authors: | Veselis, R.; Kelhoffer, E.; Mehta, M.; Root, J. C.; Robinson, F.; Mason, K. P. |
| Article Title: | Propofol sedation in children: Sleep trumps amnesia |
| Abstract: | Objective Detailed assessments of the effects of propofol on memory in children are lacking. We assessed the feasibility of measuring memory during propofol infusion, as commonly performed in sedation for MRI scanning. In addition, we determined the onset of memory loss in relation to the onset of sedation measured by verbal responsiveness. Materials and methods Children scheduled for sedation for MRI received a 10-min infusion of propofol (3 mg/kg) as they viewed and named 100 simple line drawings, one shown every five seconds, until they were no longer responsive (encoding). A control group receiving no sedation for MRI underwent similar tasks. Sedation was measured as any verbal response, regardless of correctness. After recovery from sedation, recognition memory was tested, with correct yes/no recognitions matched to sedation responses during encoding (subsequent memory paradigm). Results Of the 48 children who received propofol, 30 could complete all study tasks (6.2 ± 1.6 years, 16 males). Individual responses could be modeled in all 30 children. On average, there was a 50% probability of no verbal response 3.1 min after the start of infusion, with 50% memory loss at 2.7 min. Children receiving propofol recognized 65 ± 16% of the pictures seen, whereas the control group recognized 93 ± 5%. Conclusion Measurement of memory and sedation is possible in verbal children receiving propofol by infusion in a clinical setting. Despite propofol being an amnestic agent, there was little or no amnestic effect of propofol while the child was verbally responsive. It is important for sedation providers to realize that propofol sedation does not always produce amnesia while the child is responsive. ClinicalTrials.gov number NCT02278003. © 2016 |
| Keywords: | sedation; memory; pediatrics; sleep |
| Journal Title: | Sleep Medicine |
| Volume: | 27-28 |
| ISSN: | 1389-9457 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier B.V. |
| Date Published: | 2016-11-01 |
| Start Page: | 115 |
| End Page: | 120 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.sleep.2016.10.002 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PUBMED: | 27938911 |
| PMCID: | PMC5529049 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 3 January 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
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