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Sedation with nitrous oxide compared with no sedation during catheterization for urologic imaging in children.

AbstractBACKGROUND:
Various strategies to mitigate children's distress during voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) have been described. Sedation with nitrous oxide is comparable to that with oral midazolam for VCUG, but a side-by-side comparison of nitrous oxide sedation and routine care is lacking.
OBJECTIVE:
The effects of sedation/analgesia using 70% nitrous oxide and routine care for VCUG and radionuclide cystography (RNC) were compared.
MATERIALS AND METHODS:
A sample of 204 children 4-18 years of age scheduled for VCUG or RNC with sedation or routine care were enrolled in this prospective study. Nitrous oxide/oxygen (70%/30%) was administered during urethral catheterization to children in the sedated group. The outcomes recorded included observed distress using the Brief Behavioral Distress Score, self-reported pain, and time in department.
RESULTS:
The study included 204 patients (99 nonsedated, 105 sedated) with a median age of 6.3 years (range 4.0-15.2 years). Distress and pain scores were greater in nonsedated than in sedated patients (P < 0.001). Time in department was longer in the sedated group (90 min vs. 30 min); however, time from entry to catheterization in a non-imaging area accounted for most of the difference. There was no difference in radiologic imaging time.
CONCLUSION:
Sedation with nitrous oxide is effective in reducing distress and pain during catheterization for VCUG or RNC in children.
AuthorsJudith L Zier, Kathryn A Kvam, Stephen C Kurachek, Marsha Finkelstein
JournalPediatric radiology (Pediatr Radiol) Vol. 37 Issue 7 Pg. 678-84 (Jul 2007) ISSN: 0301-0449 [Print] Germany
PMID17564739 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Nitrous Oxide
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Chi-Square Distribution
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Conscious Sedation (methods)
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Nitrous Oxide (administration & dosage)
  • Prospective Studies
  • Radioisotope Renography (methods)
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Urinary Catheterization
  • Urography (methods)

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