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Safety of Propofol Sedation for Pediatric Outpatient Procedures

Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

David Galloway, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

Sheetal Wadera, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

Dean Kjar, MS

Department of Biostatistics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

David Hardy, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

Curtis Mirkes, DO

Department of Internal Medicine Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

Lori Wick, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas

John F. Pohl, MD

Department of Pediatrics, Texas A&M University Health Science Center, Temple, Texas, jpohl{at}swmail.sw.org

Propofol sedation is used more frequently in pediatric procedures because of its ability to provide varying sedation levels. The authors evaluated all outpatient pediatric procedures using propofol sedation over a 6-year period. All sedation was provided by pediatric intensivists at a single institution. In all, 4716 procedures were recorded during the study period; 15% of procedures were associated with minor complications, whereas only 0.1% of procedures were associated with major complications. Significantly more major complications associated with propofol occurred during bronchoscopy (P = .001). Propofol administered by a pediatric intensivist is a safe sedation technique in the pediatric outpatient setting.

Key Words: propofol • sedation • intensivist • pediatric

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Clinical Pediatrics, Vol. 48, No. 8, 819-823 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/0009922809337529


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