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 ...

Conscious sedation in patients undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement is safe and, not surprisingly, leads to shorter ICU and overall hospital stays, a new study suggests. Importantly, ...

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy. 2012;46(10):1331-1339. There are several limitations to the interpretation and application of our results, including small sample size and narrow participant ...

Despite the growth in use of procedural suites outside of the operating room, non-OR anesthesia (NORA) care remains a troubling concern for patient safety, experts say. Non-OR procedure suites -- such ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) have updated their guidelines for safely sedating pediatric patients, as published in Pediatrics. The ...

Patient-controlled sedation (PCS) with propofol and remfentanil is less likely to be associated with intervention for hypoventilation than anesthesiologist-administered sedation (AAS) with these ...

Intravenous sedation with Midazolam is well established but is not suitable for all clinical situations. Patient-maintained sedation with propofol may offer an alternative to midazolam. The system is ...

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NEW ORLEANS, LA—Going with a minimalist approach that involves local instead of general anesthesia appears to have several advantages for patients undergoing TAVR, according to a new meta-analysis. In ...

Sedation tended to peak within the first few days of treatment and half of the events resolved within a week after onset while 75% resolved within a month. Sedation from antipsychotic treatment in ...

"Cosmetic surgery is personal, and it should never feel rushed," said Dr. Gruber. "In 2026, the best decision a patient can make is to slow down long enough to verify the fundamentals, training, ...