AN OVERVIEW OF SEDATION MEDICATION DURING RADIOLOGICAL PROCEDURES AMONG UNCOOPERATIVE PATIENTS, AND AVOIDING ERROR

To obtain high-quality CT and MRI scans, children may need to stay immobile in a particularly uncomfortable environment for a reasonable length of time. Although young infants may sleep after a feed and older children can be accommodating, many infants and children are not cooperative. The use of sedation or anaesthetics in children to provide a sleep-induced state and reduce anxiety is therefore often necessary for successful radiological practice. We conducted a search through electronic databases; PubMed, Embase and other, to all relevant studies published in English language up to April,2022. The ideal drug for sedation should be predictable in its effect on the conscious level, free from adverse events especially cardiorespiratory depression and allow quick awakening; an ideal that does not currently exist.