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specifically in end-of-life care, palliative sedation (also known as terminal sedation, continuous deep sedation, or sedation for intractable distress of a dying...

Sedation methods in dentistry include inhalation sedation (using nitrous oxide), oral sedation, and intravenous (IV) sedation. Inhalation sedation is...

made a statement on the use of court-ordered prolonged sedation with ECT: Prolonged sedation is used on rare occasions with the administration of ECT...

Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is a technique in which a sedating/dissociative medication is given, usually along with an analgesic medication...

Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) is a medical scale used to measure the agitation or sedation level of a person. It was developed with efforts...

which ranges from minimal, moderate, deep sedation and finally general anesthesia. In general, minimal sedation refers to a patient who has reduced anxiety...

Care providers also have ethical challenges of whether to provide deep sedation, which might limit terminal lucidity, and how to respond to requests...

ventilation becomes necessary, lorazepam may be used to facilitate deep sedation. Acute intoxication – Lorazepam may interact synergistically with the...

for anesthesia, premedication before surgical anesthesia, and procedural sedation, and to treat severe agitation. It induces sleepiness, decreases anxiety...

surgery and, uniquely, the administration of general anesthesia and deep sedation. As is the norm among surgical specialists, oral and maxillofacial surgery...

that only occurs if the patient is intubated and the desired effect is deep sedation.[citation needed] Next to the stand were employees from phone companies...

preferences, a D&C may be performed with local anesthesia, moderate sedation, deep sedation, or general anesthesia. The first step in a D&C is to place a speculum...

Twilight anesthesia is an anesthetic technique where a mild dose of sedation is applied to induce anxiolysis (anxiety relief), hypnosis, and anterograde...

recommendations: Pain control in surgical abortion part 2 - Moderate sedation, deep sedation, and general anesthesia". Contraception. 104 (6): 583–592. doi:10...

"Anesthetic considerations for a patient with myasthenia gravis undergoing deep sedation in an outpatient oral surgery setting". Journal of Dental Anesthesia...

relaxation and normal muscle relaxation) Instead of receiving continuous deep sedation, such as via benzodiazepines, dying patients may choose to be completely...

issues, but are limited by the length of the procedure, and the need for deep sedation or general anesthesia. Spiral enteroscopy is a novel technique that...

DE (Spring 2012). "Pharmacodynamic considerations for moderate and deep sedation". Anesthesia Progress. 59 (1): 28–42. doi:10.2344/0003-3006-59.1.28...

survivors. It is thought to be an effect of long-term immobility and deep sedation that many critically ill patients experience while in the ICU. In addition...

recommendations: Pain control in surgical abortion part 2 – Moderate sedation, deep sedation, and general anesthesia". Contraception. 104 (6): 583–592. doi:10...