Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg): Proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level of sedation
- Population
- children undergoing neurodiagnostic procedures
- Intervention
- Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg)
- Comparison
- sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg)
- Outcome
- Proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level of sedation
Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level… compared with sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) vs sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) Proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level of sedation · neurodiagnostic procedures in children Chloral hydrate oral (50 mg/kg) showed no clear difference in proportion of children who had sedation failure or inadequate level… compared with sodium thiopental rectal (25 mg/kg) (moderate certainty). Chloral hydrate as a sedating agent for neurodiagnostic procedures in children (2021) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 1.33 [0.6, 2.96] | 1 study · 140 participants | Moderate |
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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