Where would u have child's mri w/sedation- children's hospital outpatient center or hospital? imaging director said only difference is no "code team"?

Children's center: Personally (and I am biased as a pediatrician), I would prefer a children's center with a code team. These types of facilities are generally better equipped and staffed to respond to an unlikely emergency.

Depends: Depends on the age of the child, any co-morbid issues they may have. A "code team" is a designate team generally consists of nurses, docs, respiratory therapist who can intervene rapidly in a severe emergency - like something that could happen while being sedated.

Hard to say: Many facilities are unique in their approach to this issue and follow strict guidelines on who is present for such a study. In my area they require an anesthesiologist or nurse anesthetist be present whose only job is tending to the patient continuously. A code team down the hall doesn't seem better than a one on one with the leader of such a team.