Paediatric computerized axial tomography: the role of neurologic disease on the sedative effects of DPT cocktail

ABSTRACT

A total of 403 attempts to sedate children for computerized axial tomography scan showed a successful sedation rate of 82.58 in patients of non neurologic disorders which was not significantly different from the great majority of subjects with neurologic disorder. However, this rate was significantly higher [97.28] in attempts on patients with heredofamilial neurologic diseases. Because it's a multiple drug mixture, "DPT" cocktail imposes major risks on children given that regimen. This study was done to determine whether the sedation potential of this mixture is related to the type of primary disease in children undergoing scanning