A novel device for patient‐controlled sedation: laboratory and clinical evaluation of the Baxter Intermate LV250 infusor and patient‐control module

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SummaryThe

Propofol intravenous conscious sedation for anxious children in a specialist paediatric dentistry unit

“…higher levels of sedation during local anaesthesia injections or tooth extractions after which much lower levels of sedation can be used. Infusion of propofol by target-controlled infusion (TCI) or patient controlled infusion systems have already been reported to be effective in achieving conscious sedation not only for anxious adults presenting for dental surgery but also for those with learning disability [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37]. Veerkamp et al .…”

Patient-controlled sedation using propofol: randomized, double-blind dose refinement

“…By eliminating the lockout interval, infusion rates of up to 33 mg min −1 were achieved, allowing patients to both initiate and maintain their own sedation [2]. Simpler non‐electronic delivery systems using similar infusion rates have recently been shown to work well [9].…”

“…Intraoperative oversedation has not yet been reported, and patient‐controlled sedation has been described as safe [7, 9]. However, sensible patients rarely try to oversedate themselves.…”

Managing anxious children: the use of conscious sedation in paediatric dentistry

“…the dose required to produce a sedative effect is close to that used to induce anaesthesia. Infusion pumps are used to control the dose, and patient controlled systems are currently in development, which have been used with some success in adult patients [87–93]. Veerkamp et al .…”