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== Sedation for pediatric patients ==
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Present drugs commonly used to sedate children: [[Methohexital]]; [[Sodium thiopental|Thiopental]]; [[Benzodiazepine]]s; [[Diazepam]]; [[Midazolam]]; [[Ketamine]]; [[Opioid]]s; [[Morphine]]; [[Pethidine|Meperidine]]; [[Fentanyl]].

Whenever it is necessary to sedate a child, one must consider the type of procedure planned (painful or nonpainful), the duration of the procedure (important in choosing the appropriate sedative), the underlying medical condition of the patient (proper fasting, contracted blood volume, interaction with other medications, and intact mechanisms of drug elimination), the need for [[Anxiolytic|anxiolysis]] or [[Narcosis (unconsciousness)|narcosis]], and experience with alternative techniques or routes of administration.

A child undergoing a procedure that is nonpainful (e.g., CT scan or small laceration infiltrated with local anesthetic) does not require a narcotic. Conversely, a child undergoing a painful procedure may require an opioid.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Coté |first=Charles J. |date=February 1994 |title=Sedation for the Pediatric Patient: A Review |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0031395516386904 |journal=Pediatric Clinics of North America |language=en |volume=41 |issue=1 |pages=31–58 |doi=10.1016/S0031-3955(16)38690-4|url-access=subscription }}</ref>