We talk to Dr Tom Jackson about his article in Archives of Disease in Childhood looking at the use of Dexmedetomidine as a sedative agent fro children undergoing MRI scans in a district general hospital. Is it better the NICE recommended medications?

Article can be found here:

https://adc.bmj.com/content/early/2022/03/10/archdischild-2021-322734

Episode 80: Dexmedetomidine for paediatric sedation

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