ArticleAdvances in urology2008
Anxiety in children undergoing VCUG: sedation or no sedation?
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- Efficacy of a cartoon and photograph montage storybook in preparing children for voiding cystourethrogram.Pediatric radiology · 2013Trial
- Imaging Diagnosis of Major Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders in Children.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2025Review
- Self-adjusted Nitrous Oxide During Urodynamic Studies Reduces Patient Pain Without Compromising Study Quality: A Randomized Controlled Trial.European urology open science · 2024Article
- The Effect of Running Water Sound Listened to Patients During Urodynamics on Anxiety and Urodynamic Parameters.International neurourology journal · 2023Article
- Use of sedative drugs at reducing the side effects of voiding cystourethrography in children.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2017Review
- Distress experienced during pediatric VCUGs - a granular, prospective assessment using the brief behavioral distress scale.Pediatric radiology · 2016Article
- Oral midazolam for voiding dysfunction in children undergoing voiding cystourethrography: a controlled randomized clinical trial.Nephro-urology monthly · 2014Article
- VCUG and the recurring question of sedation: preparation and catheterization technique are the key.Pediatric radiology · 2012Article
- Sedation and the VCUG.Pediatric radiology · 2012Article
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Abstract
backgroundVoiding cystourethrograms are distressing for children and parents. Nonpharmacological methods reduce distress. Pharmacological interventions for VCUG focus on sedation as well as analgesia, anxiolysis, and amnesia. Sedation has cost, time, and safety issues. Which agents and route should we use? Are we sure that sedation does not influence the ability to diagnose vesicoureteric reflux?
methodsLiterature search of Medline, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Database. Review of comparative studies found.
resultsSeven comparative studies including two randomised controlled trials were reviewed. Midazolam given orally (0.5-0.6 mg/kg) or intranasally (0.2 mg/kg) is effective with no apparent effect on voiding dynamics. Insufficient evidence to recommend other sedating agents was found. Deeper sedating agents may interfere with voiding dynamics.
conclusionMidazolam reduces the VCUG distress, causes amnesia, and does not appear to interfere with voiding dynamics. Midazolam combined with simple analgesia is an effective method to reduce distress to children undergoing VCUG.
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