The safe and effective use of propofol sedation in children undergoing diagnostic and therapeutic procedures: experience in a pediatric ICU and a review of the literature.

Objectives: To describe our experience using propofol sedation to facilitate elective diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, and to document the safety profile of propofol in this setting.

Design: Retrospective consecutive case series and review of the literature.

Setting: Pediatric intensive care unit of a United States Navy tertiary care medical center.