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After completing this article, the reader should be able to:

1. Define the various levels of procedural sedation.
2. Know how to prepare for adverse events associated with procedural sedation.
3. Identify special patient populations that pose challenges to performing safe procedural sedation.
4. Understand basics of pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) sedation assessment and management.
5. Know common pharmacologic agents used for sedation in the PICU and best practices for weaning of sedative medications.