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Chapter 8 - Anesthesia Techniques: Mild, Moderate, and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 May 2023

By
Mark R. Jones ,
Boris C. Anyama ,
Chikezie N. Okeagu ,
Meredith K. Shaw ,
Madelyn K. Craig  and
Alan David Kaye
Edited by
Alan David Kaye  and
Richard D. Urman
Alan David Kaye
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
Richard D. Urman
Affiliation:
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston
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Summary

Selection of the anesthetic technique to be employed during a procedure begins during the preoperative evaluation with consideration of factors such as the patient’s comorbidities and preferences and the type of procedure to be performed. Oftentimes, general anesthesia is not necessary and the procedure can be performed under a lesser depth of sedation. Procedural sedation is a technique that allows the patient to tolerate the discomfort of a procedure while still maintaining cardiorespiratory function. In order to accomplish this, the anesthesia provider administers sedative, dissociative, and/or analgesic agents alone or in combination [1].

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Cambridge Handbook of Anesthesiology , pp. 119 - 130
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2023

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