What is the most common sedative drug used for pediatric?
What is the most common sedative drug used for pediatric?
- Dose: 2–4 mg/kg (IV)
- Repeat dose: 1–2 mg/kg @ 5–10 min.
- Induction time: 1–2 min.
- Recovery time: 60 min.
- Elimination t 1/2 b = 21–42 hrs.
Which of the following drugs is primarily used in the sedation of pediatric patients having no analgesic effects?
Propofol is a unique medication that has no relation to either of the usual sedative classes (ie, benzodiazepines and barbiturates). It is a purely sedative agent without any analgesic or amnestic properties. Because of its high lipid solubility, propofol has a rapid onset of action (within 40 seconds).May 8, 2018