Sedation
Stephanie Wiechmann, DMD
Resident
Bon Secours - St. Mary’s Hospital of Richmond,VA
Bon Secours St. Mary's Hospital of Richmond
Henrico, Virginia, United States
John H. Unkel, DDS, MD
Medical Director
Bon Secours - St. Mary’s Hospital of Richmond,VA
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Berry, DDS, MPH, MSD
Bon Secours - St. Mary’s Hospital of Richmond,VA
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Judy Reinhartz, PhD
Bon Secours - St. Mary's Hospital, VA
Dennis Reinhartz, PhD
Bon Secours - St. Mary's Hospital, VA
John H. Unkel, DDS, MD
Medical Director
Bon Secours - St. Mary’s Hospital of Richmond,VA
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Elizabeth Berry, DDS, MPH, MSD
Bon Secours - St. Mary’s Hospital of Richmond,VA
Richmond, Virginia, United States
Purpose: The aim of this prospective study was to improve pediatric dental sedation discharge criteria by validating the use of the Modified Aldrete Score (MAS) and Vancouver Recovery Score (VRS).
Methods: This study included 40 children, 6 years or younger, who received dental treatment under moderate sedation The patients were scored by a sedation nurse and an observing resident using the MAS and VRS pre-operative and post-operative. A short parent survey about the patient’s behavior and recovery after leaving the office also was collected.
Results: Pre-operatively, the median VRS was 22 and median MAS was 10. Post-operatively at 20 minutes, the median VRS and MAS remained 22 and 10. The resident’s and nurse’s VRS scores post-operatively agreed for 84% of cases and MAS scores agreed 100%.
Conclusion: The VRS and MAS scores are global scales that show potential to quantify discharge criteria after pediatric dental sedation.