Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 38-42 , January 2010

A Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Chloral Hydrate Versus Inhaled Anesthesia for Sedating Infants and Toddlers for Transthoracic Echocardiograms

  • Susan C. Nicolson, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Susan C. Nicolson, MD, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, 34th Street and Civic Center Boulevard, Main Building, 12NW48, Philadelphia, PA 19104-4399.
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  • Lisa M. Montenegro, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Meryl S. Cohen, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiology, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Daniel O'Neill, BA

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Donna Calfin, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiac Nursing, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • Lisa A. Jones, BSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia and Cardiac Critical Care, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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  • David R. Jobes, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, The Cardiac Center at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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PII: S0894-7317(09)01101-8

doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.11.019

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography
Volume 23, Issue 1 , Pages 38-42 , January 2010

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