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* Pediatric procedures should be performed with pharmacological and nonpharmacological adjuncts to minimize pain ('''analgesia'''), decrease anxiety ('''anxiolysis'''), and provide '''[[sedation]]'''. | * Pediatric procedures should be performed with pharmacological and nonpharmacological adjuncts to minimize pain ('''analgesia'''), decrease anxiety ('''anxiolysis'''), and provide '''[[sedation]]'''. | ||
* Fasting status has ''no'' correlation with aspiration. Preprocedural fasting is ''not'' required and only prevents a ''theoretical'' risk of aspiration, though ''no'' evidence supports this risk. | * Fasting status has ''no'' correlation with aspiration. Preprocedural fasting is ''not'' required and only prevents a ''theoretical'' risk of aspiration, though ''no'' evidence supports this risk. | ||
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Revision as of 19:05, 27 November 2015
Recommended Reading
Chapter 39: Pain Management in Infants and Children
Pages 265 - 270 (Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine, 7th Edition)
Key Points
- Pediatric procedures should be performed with pharmacological and nonpharmacological adjuncts to minimize pain (analgesia), decrease anxiety (anxiolysis), and provide sedation.
- Fasting status has no correlation with aspiration. Preprocedural fasting is not required and only prevents a theoretical risk of aspiration, though no evidence supports this risk.