A case report: the use of ketamine and midazolam intravenous sedation for a child undergoing radiotherapy.

The combination of ketamine hydrochloride and midazolam was used to successfully provide intravenous sedation for a child requiring daily radiation treatments. During the radiation therapy treatments, the anesthesia provider was not in direct contact with the patient. Traditional monitoring was complemented by the addition of closed-circuit television monitoring. The drug combination provided consistent cardiac and respiratory stability, as well as patient immobility, for each radiation treatment.