Shedding light on a question that has baffled research ethics review boards, a new analysis of the use of magnetic resonance imaging in pediatric clinical trials finds that the risks of physical and ...

Background: Children who need MR scanning frequently need sedation in order to remain still for the procedure. This poses a number of potential problems including the organizational difficulties in ...

Findings from an accepted manuscript published in ARRS' American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR) have highlighted potentially substantial cost savings by reducing the use of sedation for pediatric ...

Giving patients oral diazepam before they undergo cataract surgery, instead of running an intravenous (IV) drip with sedatives, can provide adequate, complication-free sedation, a single-center study ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...