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Pediatric Sedation and Procedure Service
The sedation service at Comer Children’s Hospital at the University of Chicago is a very safe way to take your child’s fear and anxiety away.
Here at Comer Children’s Hospital, we have a pediatric sedation service staffed exclusively by specialists in pediatric critical care medicine.
Pediatric sedation may be appropriate if your child needs any of the following procedures:
- Imaging study
- Procedure
- CT scan
- MRI
- PICC line
- Lumbar puncture
- Bone marrow aspiration
- Nuclear medicine study
"The sedation team has allowed my daughter to have vital diagnostic tests and treatments in a safe, lower-stress environment. Procedures have been quick, painless and completed in a non-threatening manner. The sedation team’s care has greatly improved my daughter’s quality care and quality of life." - Rhonda Herring
We Offer:
- Family-centered services tailored to meet your child’s needs
- Pediatric critical care physicians leading the care team
- Nurses specializing in intensive care, sedation and invasive procedures
- One nurse assigned to your child for his or her entire procedure
- State-of-the-art monitoring capabilities
- New intravenous sedative medications to maintain a moderate level of sedation
- Child Life Specialists who teach and distract your child using developmentally appropriate play
- Readily available interpreter services
- Family Learning Center available while you wait
- A personal phone call for all questions and fasting instructions one work day prior to the procedure
- A radiology report within three business days of the procedure
- Efficient appointments usually within three days of request
- A CD copy of your MRI upon request
