RESUMEN
The purpose of this study was to determine if a pediatric sedation program improved head magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan success rates and procedure duration times compared with the year preceding the program. Sedation was successful in 189 (85.1%) of 222 children before the program compared with 211 (98.1%) of 215 children during the program (P < 0.001). Mean procedure duration times for head MRI scans with and without contrast were shorter in the program compared with before the program (58.7 +/- 1.4 min versus 71.8 +/- 3.0 min, P < 0.001, and 46.7 +/- 1.2 min versus 58.5 +/- 1.9 minutes, P < 0.001, respectively). No major complications occurred during the 15-month period in the sedation program. We conclude that sedation for pediatric MRI, managed by an organized pediatric sedation program, is highly successful, efficient, and safe.
Asunto(s)
Sedación Consciente , Cabeza/anatomía & histología , Imagen por Resonancia Magnética , Atención Ambulatoria , Niño , Hidrato de Cloral/administración & dosificación , Clorpromazina/administración & dosificación , Medios de Contraste , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Meperidina/administración & dosificación , Midazolam/administración & dosificación , Pentobarbital/administración & dosificación , Evaluación de Programas y Proyectos de Salud , Prometazina/administración & dosificación , Estudios Retrospectivos , Seguridad , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
Few serious adverse reactions associated with the use of gadopentetate dimeglumine in magnetic resonance imaging have been reported. The present case involves an 8-year-old girl who developed laryngospasm after administration of gadopentetate dimeglumine.
