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Issue date: December 2010

Sedation in children and young people
Sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children and young people

NICE clinical guideline 112
Developed by the National Clinical Guideline Centre

NICE clinical guideline 112 Sedation for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures in children and young people Ordering information You can download the followingdocuments from www.nice.org.uk/guidance/CG112 The NICE guideline (this document) – all the recommendations. A quick reference guide – a summary of the recommendations for healthcare professionals. ‘Understanding NICE guidance’ – a summary for patients and carers. The full guideline – all the recommendations, details of how they were developed, and reviews of the evidence they were based on. Forprinted copies of the quick reference guide or ‘Understanding NICE guidance’, phone NICE publications on 0845 003 7783 or email publications@nice.org.uk and quote: N2380 (quick reference guide) N2381 (‘Understanding NICE guidance’).

NICE clinical guidelines are recommendations about the treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions in the NHS in England and Wales. Thisguidance represents the view of NICE, which was arrived at after careful consideration of the evidence available. Healthcare professionals are expected to take it fully into account when exercising their clinical judgement. However, the guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individualpatient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Implementation of this guidance is the responsibility of local commissioners and/or providers. Commissioners and providers are reminded that it is their responsibility to implement the guidance, in their local context, in light of their dutiesto avoid unlawful discrimination and to have regard to promoting equality of opportunity. Nothing in this guidance should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.

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NICE clinical guideline 112 – Sedation in children and young people

Contents
Introduction...................................................................................................... 4 Patient-centred care......................................................................................... 7 Key priorities for implementation ...................................................................... 8 1 Guidance ................................................................................................. 11 1.1 Pre-sedationassessment, communication, patient information and consent ............................................................................................. 11 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Fasting .............................................................................................. 12 Psychological preparation ................................................................. 13 Personnel andtraining ...................................................................... 14 Clinical environment and monitoring ................................................. 16 Discharge criteria .............................................................................. 17 Painless imaging ............................................................................... 17 Painful procedures...