RESUMO
This study included a total of 60 pediatric patients ranging from 1 month through 5 years of age. The effects of chloral hydrate and music therapy were evaluated and compared as means of safe and effective ways to achieve sleep/sedation in infants and toddlers undergoing EEG testing. The results of the study indicate that music therapy may be a cost-effective, risk-free alternative to pharmacological sedation.
Assuntos
Hidrato de Cloral/administração & dosagem , Sedação Consciente/métodos , Eletroencefalografia/métodos , Musicoterapia/métodos , Sono/efeitos dos fármacos , Pré-Escolar , Hidrato de Cloral/efeitos adversos , Feminino , Humanos , Hipnóticos e Sedativos/administração & dosagem , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Masculino , Resultado do TratamentoRESUMO
This study included a total of 60 pediatric patients ranging from 1 month through 5 years of age. The effects of chloral hydrate and music therapy were evaluated and compared as means of safe and effective ways to achieve sleep/sedation in infants and toddlers undergoing EEG testing. The results of the study indicate that music therapy may be a cost-effective, risk-free alternative to pharmacological sedation.
