Chloralhydrate in children undergoing echocardiography

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dc.contributor.authorCoskun S.
dc.contributor.authorYuksel H.
dc.contributor.authorOnag A.
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-22T08:25:27Z
dc.date.available2024-07-22T08:25:27Z
dc.date.issued2001
dc.description.abstractTransthoracic echocardiography (TTE) is a painless, noninvasive and risk-free diagnostic method in children with known or suspected congenital heart disease. Sedation is frequently required for an optimal achievement of this procedure. The purpose of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of chloral hydrate (CH) sedation in undergoing TTE. The study population included 360 patients with a median age of 19 months. (2 weeks to 8 years). The median dosage of CH given was 75 mg/kg (ranging 50 and 100 mg), with either oral or rectal administration. Oral administration could not be achieved successfully in 90 patients (20%) because of the bitter taste of the drug, in the other 108 patients (30%), vomiting occurred immediately after drug administration. Prior to CH administration and until discharge; respiratory rate; heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation were recorded. Sedation was successfully achieved in 342 (95%) of the patients. No child had a clinically significant change in heart rate, blood pressure and respiratory rate during sedation. There were also no significant differences in heart rate, respiratory rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation before and after sedation. Although CH has a bitter taste and is a gastric irritant for oral medication, because of the minimal side effects and efficacy for sedation, it remains as a safe and successful drug for use in children for TTE. [Indian J Pediatr 2001; 68 (4) : 319-322].
dc.identifier.DOI-ID10.1007/BF02721836
dc.identifier.issn00195456
dc.identifier.urihttp://akademikarsiv.cbu.edu.tr:4000/handle/123456789/20431
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.publisherThe Indian Journal of Pediatrics
dc.subjectAnalysis of Variance
dc.subjectChild
dc.subjectChild, Preschool
dc.subjectChloral Hydrate
dc.subjectEchocardiography
dc.subjectFemale
dc.subjectHeart Defects, Congenital
dc.subjectHemodynamic Processes
dc.subjectHumans
dc.subjectHypnotics and Sedatives
dc.subjectInfant
dc.subjectInfant, Newborn
dc.subjectMale
dc.subjectchloral hydrate
dc.subjecthypnotic sedative agent
dc.subjectanalysis of variance
dc.subjectarticle
dc.subjectchild
dc.subjectcongenital heart malformation
dc.subjectdrug effect
dc.subjectechocardiography
dc.subjectechography
dc.subjectfemale
dc.subjecthemodynamics
dc.subjecthuman
dc.subjectinfant
dc.subjectmale
dc.subjectnewborn
dc.subjectpreschool child
dc.titleChloralhydrate in children undergoing echocardiography
dc.typeArticle

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