Infusion and Sedation Center
Overview
The Infusion and Sedation Center at Akron Children’s Hospital provides two distinct services. Our sedation services are provided for children that need to hold still for a test or procedure and involves a sedation medication to help children relax. Infusion is an outpatient procedure providing IV therapy for children and young adults to treat a variety of conditions.
Our Doctors/Providers
Director, Pediatric Sedation Services; Pediatric Hospitalist
Director, Pediatric Infusion Services; Pediatric Hospitalist
Chair, Anesthesia & Pain Medicine; Pediatric Anesthesiologist
Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Hospitalist
Director, Hospital Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital Beeghly Campus; Pediatric Hospitalist
Co-Director, Residency Quality Improvement Program; Pediatric Hospitalist
Co-Director, EBM and Journal Club; Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Hospitalist
Associate Pediatric Residency Program Director, Hospital Medicine; Co-Director, EBM and Journal Club; Pediatric Hospitalist
Director, Hospital Medicine; Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Clerkship Director; Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Physician
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Global Health Physician; Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Hospitalist/Nocturnist
Pediatric Hospitalist
Director, Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship; Pediatric Hospitalist
Director, Pediatric Residency Simulation Program; Pediatric Hospitalist
Pediatric Hospitalist
Resources
Infusion Center
The Infusion Center offers a comfortable, convenient, patient centered environment to receive intravenous infusions by specially-trained pediatric nurses. Infusion therapy is administered to pediatric patients who require one-time or ongoing IV therapy for a variety of acute and chronic illnesses. Some therapies available:
- Antibiotic therapy
- Biologics for treatment of arthritis and Gastrointestinal diseases
- Biosphosphonates (therapies to enhance bone density)
- Blood product transfusions
- Intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
- Iron therapy
- IV fluid hydration
- Immune globulins
- IV steroids
- Mediport maintenance
- Monitoring of first dose medications for patients at high risk due to allergies
Sedation
Sedation is a safe way to keep children comfortable during a short, painful procedure or a long test that requires them to stay perfectly still. This includes:
- Radiology exams such as MRI, CAT scans, ultrasound, and nuclear medicine studies.
- Botox injections and nerve blocks to improve spasticity
- Lumbar punctures to collect and examine the fluid around the brain and spinal cord
- Biopsies to obtain tissue samples
- Hearing tests (brain stem evoked response tests)
- Removal of sutures or stitches
- Interventional radiology procedures
- Oncology procedures (bone marrow aspiration and biopsy)
- Dental procedures
- Joint injections
