Question · asked by 1 review
Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs clonidine oral (4 μg/kg): Time to adequate sedation (minutes or as measured by specific validated scales such as the Ramsay Sedation Score)
- Population
- children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures
- Intervention
- Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg)
- Comparison
- clonidine oral (4 μg/kg)
- Outcome
- Time to adequate sedation (minutes or as measured by specific validated scales such as the Ramsay Sedation Score)
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs clonidine oral (4 μg/kg) Time to adequate sedation (minutes or as measured by specific validated scales such as the Ramsay Sedation Score) (minutes) · neurodiagnostic procedures in children Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | no estimate extracted | 1 study · 198 participants | Low |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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