Car to Operating Room: Prehospital Sedation for Behaviorally Challenging Patients, a Problem-Based Learning Discussion
A teenager with severe autism and associated behavioral difficulties is scheduled for a dental examination under anesthesia for presumed dental infection. This problem-based learning discussion (PBLD) explores the perioperative considerations associated with a patient who cannot cooperate with entering the hospital.
Authors
- Katherine R. Gentry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3978-6659)
- Priya Patel
- Zoë Brown
Institutions
- Seattle Children's Hospital (US)
- University of Washington (US)
- BC Children's Hospital (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- A&A Practice
- Published
- 2026-04-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1213/xaa.0000000000002168
- Primary Topic
- Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00