Knowledge of procedural sedation and analgesia of emergency medicine physicians.

Objectives: Pediatric procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is unique. The goals of this study were to examine emergency medicine (EM) physicians' baseline knowledge of general and pediatric PSA compared with that of other nonanesthesiologist physicians and to test effectiveness of a seminar required for credentialing in PSA.

Methods: This was a retrospective, before and after interventional study of participants in a major university teaching hospital's PSA course.