If your child needs multiple cavities filled or teeth pulled, their dentist may recommend doing these procedures under sedation or general anaesthetic. Parents should know the risks, benefits and ...

Preoperative assessment should include an evaluation for factors that would increase chances of aspiration, including gastroesophageal reflux disease, dysphagia, gastrointestinal motility disorders, ...

Concerns have been raised about the privacy and dignity of child patients at the hospital Concerns about the use of emergency sedation and the privacy of child patients at a major hospital have been ...

A new guideline published today (15 December) will ensure that anxious young NHS patients do not receive ineffective or unsafe sedation drugs ahead of any therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. The ...

Deep Sedation During Ventilation Can Cost Patients Their Independence, Study Says By Dennis Thompson HealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Oct. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients placed on mechanical ...

The twin murder trials of the parents of Rebecca Riley, who died at age four of an overdose of the psychiatric drug, clonidine, have cast a spotlight on the beliefs and practices of the doctor who ...

Procedural sedation and analgesia performed during medical imaging or outside the operating room are associated with a number of factors that make them different from other settings. The most ...

Concerns about the use of emergency sedation and the privacy of child patients at a major hospital have been raised in a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighted issues at the ...