The American Association of Nurse Anesthetists offers a free, downloadable brochure for patients which provides answers to questions about conscious sedation. What is conscious sedation? When is ...

Nancy Jo Vinson, RN, BA, CASC, of NJM Consulting recently joined the consulting team of Healthcare Consultants International, a subsidiary of the Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care.

When a patient undergoes conscious sedation, they are given pain and relaxation medications via an intravenous (IV) line in the arm. Unlike general anesthesia, the patient remains awake throughout the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Orlando, Fla. - The largest observational study of percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated that moderate sedation use is associated with improved patient ...

AMSTERDAM — Many urologic procedures can be safely performed with the use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia, and both clinicians and their patients say they prefer the lighter touch ...