Progress of Application of Sedation Technique in Pediatric Ocular Examination

Jingjing Chen， Zhuoling Lin， Haotian Lin

State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology， Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center， Sun Yat-sen University， Guangzhou 510060，China

Current situation of application of sedation technique in pediatric examination

Table 1 Examination items and characteristics of current pediatric sedation or anesthesia techniques in China

Conventional application of chloral hydrate in pediatric sedation eye examination

Medication characteristics

Dose of administration

Administration of medicine

Adverse events and safe nursing

Dexmedetomidine as a novel drug for pediatric sedation examination

Medication property

Medication administration

Dose of administration and adverse events

Table 2 Comparison of clinical application of dexmedetomidine and chloral hydrate

Prospect