In regard to medications used, they noted an increasing trend in the use of dexmedetomidine and a decreasing trend in the use of chloral hydrate and pentobarbital.
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More events occurred in children with multiple risk factors for respiratory adverse events (reactive airway disease or passive smoke exposure); however, this did not reach statistical significance [ 14 ].
Their findings included a decreasing trend in infants less than three months of age receiving sedation, a large increase in pediatric hospitalists providing procedural sedation, and a decrease in sedation provided by providers not trained in emergency medicine, critical care, or anesthesiology.