Correction to: Melatonin as an alternative sedation method during magnetic resonance imaging in preschool children with musculoskeletal problems

Abstract

The original publication of this article contained multiple technical errors that occurred during its production.

Melatonin for anaesthetic indications in paediatric patients: a systematic review

“…Successful outcomes were reported by Pasini et al. who evaluated the use of extended‐release melatonin 10 mg as an alternative to general anaesthesia, 30 min before MRI in 15 children (aged 3–6 y) with a suspicion of juvenile idiopathic arthritis [38]. Adequate levels of sedation, allowing for successful completion of MRIs, were achieved in 14 of 15 patients.…”

“…A quantitative synthesis of the published findings was not indicated due to substantial heterogeneity in research objective, patient population, methodology and outcomes measured. The identified publications have therefore been categorised by the following indications for melatonin: analgesia (Table 1) [31,32]; diagnostic sedation (Table 2) [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]; or anaesthetic adjunct (Table 3) [50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57].…”

“…Seventeen studies reporting the use of melatonin for diagnostic sedation before auditory brainstem response (ABR) testing and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) were identified [33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45][46][47][48][49]. Seven studies were strictly observational without other intervention.…”

Paediatric magnetic resonance imaging adaptations without the use of sedation or anaesthesia: A narrative review

“…In the infant population, studies [23][24][25][26][27][28] concerning the replication of a child's normal feeding and sleeping pattern have shown to be successful alternatives to sedation/GA, two of which are described below.…”

“…Another non-pharmacological approach is the use of melatonin, a natural sleep cycle regulator that can induce sleep in children [27] due to its mild sedative and hypnotic effect [28] . Pasini et al [27] used 10 mg of melatonin added to a milk drink prior to the MRI in preschool children. This achieved adequate levels of sedation, allowing successful completion of the MRI scan in 14/15 patients.…”