Application and observation of sedative drugs on uncooperative children in CT examination / 医疗卫生装备

ABSTRACT

Objective To observe the effect of sedative drugs applied on uncooperative children in CT examination. Methods 204 samples were divided into groups of baby, infant and preschool children. 20 minutes before CT scan, chloral hydrate and diazepam were taken by those uncooperative children seperately. Drug dosage was calculated according to body weight (kg). Results The effective rate of chloral hydrate were 96.8%(30 cases) in baby group,54.2%(13 cases) in infant group and 53.9%(21eases) in preschool children group, while that of diazepam were 100%(9 cases), 82.6%(19 cases) and 87.2%(68 cases) respectively.Conclusion When approriate sedative drugs were taken by uncooperative children, satisfactory scanning images can be obtained in CT examination