Between 2007 and 2018, pediatric hospitalists increasingly provided outpatient procedural sedation, accompanied by a significant decline in the use of chloral hydrate and pentobarbital.
Observed shifts in sedation providers and agents may support monitoring; leaves open need for outcome studies.
We report an increase in pediatric hospitalists providing sedation and a significant decrease in the use of chloral hydrate and pentobarbital by providers. Further studies are required to see if sedation services decrease costs and optimize resource use.
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