Paediatric procedural sedation and or analgesia in the emergency unit; A descriptive study of practice at a Ugandan Referral Hospital
PPSA practice in this Emergency setting deviates from recommended standards with limited monitoring and inadequate pain control. The clustering of adverse events among children receiving both sedation and analgesia underscores safety risks. Safer sedative choices, clear provider roles, local guidelines, and targeted training are needed to improve the safety and quality of PPSA.
Authors
- Mary Lyon (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8298-8512)
- Rachael L. Parke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4209-0334)
- Celine Jacobs (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5286-3519)
- John Mark Mayanja Kasumba
- Anna Meridah Kaguna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4214-0760)
- Jonathan Byasi
Institutions
- University of Auckland (NZ)
- Auckland City Hospital (NZ)
- Yale University (US)
- World Health Organization - Uganda (UG)
- Makerere University (UG)
Publication Details
- Journal
- African Journal of Emergency Medicine
- Published
- 2025-11-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.afjem.2025.100929
- Primary Topic
- Pediatric Pain Management Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00