SPS Newsletter

An official publication of the Society for Pediatric Sedation

An official publication of the
Society for Pediatric Sedation®

Spring 2019

Survey Science in Pediatric Sedation Research and Practice
By Daniel J. Sedillo, MD, MBA
Baylor College of Medicine & The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio

All of us have the experience of opening our email and coming across a survey request about some aspect of clinical practice or our preferences towards a genre of art, music, or even our restaurant preferences.  Recently, many pediatrician practitioners received a survey about the MOC process from the American Board of Pediatrics.  For many people, the next response upon seeing … [Read more...] about Survey Science in Pediatric Sedation Research and Practice

PSRC Update
By Kevin Couloures, DO, MPH
Vice Chair, SPS Research Committee

The Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium (PSRC) has continued to be a source of data for researchers exploring novel questions about procedural sedation.  James Hertzog et al. published, “Incidence and Nature of Allergic and Anaphylactic Reactions During Pediatric Procedural Sedation: A Report from the Pediatric Sedation Research Consortium,” in the January 2019 volume of Hosp … [Read more...] about PSRC Update

Efficacy Outcome Measures for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Clinical Trials
Reviewed by Carmen D. Sulton, MD and Patricia Scherrer, MD

Williams, MR, Nayshut M, Hoefnagel, A., et al. “Efficacy Outcome Measures for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Clinical Trials.” Anesthesia & Analgesia, Vol. 126, no. 3, 2018, pp. 956–967, doi:10.1213. Throughout the sedation literature, there is an overall lack of consistent and reliable measuring tools for assessing sedation efficacy and outcomes.  This makes the compari … [Read more...] about Efficacy Outcome Measures for Pediatric Procedural Sedation Clinical Trials

Reviews of Articles About Anesthetics and Their Impact on Neurodevelopment In Children
By Jonathan Bennett, MD

Jonathan Bennett, MD, is our new SPS liaison to SmartTots, a public-private partnership organization launched to facilitate and support studies of existing anesthetic drugs and their effects on childhood development. He reviews two original research articles “hot off the presses” (is that a term anyone uses anymore in this electronic age?) addressing the topic of anesthetics and … [Read more...] about Reviews of Articles About Anesthetics and Their Impact on Neurodevelopment In Children