PART I

PEDIATRIC SEDATION OUTSIDE THE OPERATING ROOM

1

The History of Sedation

2

Procedural Sedation: Let’s Review the Basics - The Pediatrician’s Perspective

3

Sedation Policies, Recommendations, and Guidelines Across the Specialties and Continents

4

Sedation Scales and Discharge Criteria: How Do They Differ? Which One to Choose? Do They Really Apply to Sedation?

5

Physiological Monitoring for Procedural Sedation: The Routine and Beyond

6

The Pediatric Airway: Anatomy, Challenges, and Solutions

7

Pediatric Physiology: How Does it Differ from Adults?

8

Pharmacology and Clinical Application of Sedatives, Analgesics, and Adjuncts

9

Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics in the Pediatric Population

10

Billing and Reimbursement for Sedation Services

PART II

SEDATION MODELS DELIVERED BY DIFFERENT SPECIALTIES: A GLOBAL VOYAGE

11

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Sedation Service: Models, Protocols, and Challenges

12

The Anesthesia Directed Sedation Service: Models, Protocols, and Challenges

13

Sedation in the Intensive Care Unit: Challenges, Outcomes, and Future Strategies

14

Sedation for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Procedures

15

Sedation in the Emergency Department: A Complex and Multifactorial Challenge

16

Sedation of Pediatric Patients for Dental Procedures

17

Pediatric Sedation: The European Experience and Approach

18

Pediatric Sedation in the Underdeveloped Third World: An African Perspective: Models, Protocols, and Challenges

PART III

SAFETY IN SEDATION

19

Pediatric Sedatives and the Food and Drug Administration: Challenges, Limitations, and Drugs in Development

20

Incidence and Stratification of Adverse Events Associated with Sedation: Is there a Benchmark?

21

Medicolegal Risks and Outcomes of Sedation

22

Designing a Safe Pediatric Sedation Service: Adopting a New Culture

PART IV

SEDATION INTO THE 22ND CENTURY

23

Intravenous Infusions for Sedation: Rationale, State of the Art and Future Trends

24

Usage of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Pediatric Sedation

25

Future of Pediatric Sedation

Index