Pediatric emergency care
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2011
Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical TrialSafety of high-concentration nitrous oxide by nasal mask for pediatric procedural sedation: experience with 7802 cases.
Nitrous oxide is an effective sedative/analgesic for mildly to moderately painful pediatric procedures. This study evaluated the safety of nitrous oxide administered at high concentration (up to 70%) for procedural sedation. ⋯ Nitrous oxide can be safely administered at up to 70% concentration by nasal mask for pediatric procedural sedation, particularly for short (<15 minutes) procedures. Nitrous oxide seems safe for children of all ages.
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Pediatric emergency care · Dec 2011
Multicenter StudyThe association between crowding and mortality in admitted pediatric patients from mixed adult-pediatric emergency departments in Korea.
We aimed to investigate the effect of crowding on the hospital mortality of pediatric patients from adult-pediatric mixed emergency departments (EDs). ⋯ The ED crowding was associated with increased hazard for hospital mortality for pediatric patients in mixed EDs.