Medication and monitoring in young pediatric patients in NMR (nuclear magnetic resonance) studies
Abel, M.; Friedburg, H.
Der Anaesthesist 36(3): 137-139
1987
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-2417 PMID: 3592207 Document Number: 301986
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.