Pediatric procedural sedation in African clinical settings: A mixed methods study of African providers' sedation practices.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Little is known about the practice of pediatric procedural sedation in Africa, despite being incredibly useful to the emergency care of children. This study describes the clinical experiences of African medical providers who use pediatric procedural sedation, including clinical indications, medications, adverse events, training, clinical guideline use, and comfort level. The goals of this study are to describe pediatric sedation practices in resource-limited settings in Africa and identify potential barriers to the provision of safe pediatric sedation.

Methods

This mixed methods study describes the pediatric procedural sedation practices of African providers using semi-structured interviews. Purposive sampling was used to identify key informants working in African

SUBMITTER: Schultz ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10491935 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature