Procedural Pediatric Sedation by Nurses: Available, Competent, and Safe

Table 1

Population characteristics.

Characteristics	Percentage (%)
Male	57
Presence of a chronic disease	50
Asthma	7
Development delay	5
Neonatal leukemia	4
Presence of an acute disease	17
Otitis media	4
Pneumonia and upper airway tract infection	2
Have a previous sedation	54
Complication to previous sedation (any kind)	9
Drug used
Midazolam	65
Ketamine	22
Fentanyl	21
Chloral hydrate	8
Pentobarbital	8