Healthcare providers use conscious sedation (also called procedural or moderate sedation) to effectively manage medication dosing and allow the patient to maintain independent breathing and ...

Conscious sedation helps reduce anxiety, discomfort, and pain during certain medical procedures. Doctors use medications and sometimes local anesthesia to induce relaxation. Conscious sedation is now ...

Practice guidelines for sedation and analgesia may vary in different regions of the world. The American Society of Anesthesiologists has developed such guidelines for use by physicians who are not ...

Sedation is one of the most imperative skills for healthcare providers to acquire to ensure patient safety. It has revolutionized how healthcare providers deliver care, offering a balance of comfort ...

A registered nurse (RN) who works in the labor and delivery unit of a small hospital (approximately 550 deliveries per year) wrote to us with a question about RNs in her unit being required to learn ...

IV moderate sedation dentistry is extremely safe for the patient if administered correctly by a dentist who has been properly trained and certified to perform IV sedation. That being said, there is a ...