Ambulatory Sedation for Dental Procedures—Case of Cuenca, Ecuador
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15716352 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eleonor Vélez-León (0000-0001-7002-9990, Universidad Católica de Cuenca), Karen Lozada Vargas (Universidad Católica de Cuenca), Katherine Cuenca-León (0000-0002-7816-0114, Universidad Católica de Cuenca), Cristina Acurio-Vargas (SEDARTE, Cuenca 010105, Ecuador), Adriana Zumba (SEDARTE, Cuenca 010105, Ecuador), Edisson-Mauricio Pacheco-Quito (0000-0002-6168-3218, University of Cuenca, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 11 |
| Pages | 1618-1618 |
| Publication date | 2022-10-25 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Children (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2227-9067 • E-ISSN: 2227-9067 |
| Publisher | Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH) |
| DOI | 10.3390/children9111618 |
| PMID | 36360346 |
| OpenAlex | W4307238546 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 23 |
In recent years, the dental treatment of children under sedation and/or general anesthesia on an outpatient basis has been developed as a behavioral management model in pediatric dentistry. The objective of this study was to establish the percentage of pediatric patients who required deep sedation on an outpatient basis in dental offices in the city of Cuenca, Ecuador. An observational study was conducted with a sample of 450 records of school- and preschool-age patients, where the variables were type and time of treatment, age, and sex. Statistical data were analyzed using the statistical program SPSS V.27 (IBM, Armonk, NY, USA). The highest percentage of children who received sedation were of preschool age. In general, there were three types of procedures per session, the most frequent being restorations (67%), followed by pulp treatment (49.8%) and, less frequently, minor surgery. The need for sedation for dental procedures is high in preschool patients, and ambulatory sedation has contributed to meeting this need. However, a regulation for its use is required at a national level
Ambulatory · Anesthesia · Observational study · Sedation · Statistical analysis · Anesthesia and Neurotoxicity Research · Anesthesia and Sedative Agents · Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques · Dentistry · Medicine · Emergency Medicine · Pediatrics · Surgery
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |