MEDICATION AND MONITORING IN YOUNG PEDIATRIC-PATIENTS DURING NUCLEAR-MAGNETIC-RESONANCE IMAGING

  • 1 March 1987
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 36  (3) , 137-139
Abstract
Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) is a recently developed, noninvasive technique of increasing importance in pediatric diagnosis. In newborns and very young infants problems may arise with regard to adequate sedation and sufficient patient monitoring during NMR imaging. In 44 of 46 young pediatric patients sedation with oral promazine or rectal diazepam/intravenous ketamine provided good immobilization during NMR scanning. In two patients an additional drug was necessary in order to successfully complete the NMR procedure. Satisfactory monitoring of patients'' respiratory motions was obtained by means of a simple optical system. Good cardiovascular monitoring was made possible by lengthening the rubber tubing of a blood pressure cuff. No complications were observed during the NMR-procedures.

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