Intranasal dexmedetomidine and intranasal ketamine association allows shorter induction time for pediatric sedation compared to intranasal dexmedetomidine and oral midazolam

• Main Authors: Francesca Cossovel (Author), Andrea Trombetta (Author), Augusto Ramondo (Author), Guglielmo Riccio (Author), Luca Ronfani (Author), Alessia Saccari (Author), Giorgio Cozzi (Author), Egidio Barbi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Non-painful diagnostic procedures require an inactive state for a prolonged time, so that sedation is often needed in younger children to perform the procedures. Our standard of care in this setting consists of the association between oral midazolam (0.5 mg/kg) and intranasal dex...