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Emergency Centre-based paediatric procedural sedation: current practice and challenges in Cape Town

Published in: Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia and Analgesia
Volume 25 , issue 1 : Entrepreneurship and Africa’s Cultural Context , 2024 , pages: 23–28

DOI: 10.1080/22201181.2018.1541561

Author(s): A Burger Department of Anaesthesia and Perioperative Medicine, South Africa, PW Hodkinson Department of Surgery, Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa, LA Wallis Joint Division of Emergency Medicine, South Africa,

Keywords: Cape Town, paediatric, procedural sedation analgesia,

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Background: The aims and objectives of this survey of the current practice of doctors working in Emergency Centres (ECs) in the Cape Town metropole was to assess clinical practice and attempt to identify obstacles to the practice of paediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PPSA). This was considered essential to establish a baseline for quality assurance purposes and improvement.

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