Anesthesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in pediatric outpatients Journal Article


Authors: Ferrari, L.; Barst, S.; Pratila, M.; Bedford, R. F.
Article Title: Anesthesia for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in pediatric outpatients
Abstract: Appropriate sedation of pediatric oncology patients during painful diagnostic and therapeutic procedures is a recognized problem. At the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center the pediatric oncologists and anesthesiologists have developed a cooperative program that has provided safe and effective sedation of outpatients. The experience with 100 consecutive outpatients is reported. Patients ranged from 3 months to 17 years of age. Procedures included lumbar puncture and/or intrathecal chemotherapy, multiple bone marrow aspirations, bone marrow biopsies, and removal of indwelling central vein catheters. Monitoring of patients during the procedures as well as various pharmacologic techniques to provide adequate working conditions are described. © 1990 Raven Press, Ltd., New York.
Keywords: adolescent; child; child, preschool; major clinical study; nausea; oxygen; childhood cancer; infant; general anesthesia; outpatient; analgesics; ambulatory care facilities; pediatric oncology; bone marrow examination; anesthetics; hypnotics and sedatives; anesthesia; spinal puncture; outpatients; disorders of excessive somnolence; human; article; preanesthetic medication; diagnostic procedures
Journal Title: American Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
Volume: 12
Issue: 3
ISSN: 0192-8562
Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc  
Date Published: 1990-10-01
Start Page: 310
End Page: 313
Language: English
DOI: 10.1097/00043426-199023000-00011
PUBMED: 2240477
PROVIDER: scopus
DOI/URL:
Notes: Article -- Export Date: 27 January 2020 -- Source: Scopus
Altmetric
Citation Impact
BMJ Impact Analytics
MSK Authors
  1. Robert F. Bedford
    39 Bedford