Safety in pediatric sedation relies on strict guidelines and monitoring, so let's learn how providers utilize pharmacological ...

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 ...

Recent news stories relating to the "end of life" have brought public attention to palliative sedation (PS), a therapeutic procedure about which unfortunately little is known in the healthcare world ...

Medication-induced deep sedation in ICU patients is linked to loss of independence; lighter sedation and mobility improve ...

Toward the end, the pain had practically driven Elizabeth Martin mad. By then, the cancer had spread everywhere, from her colon to her spine, her liver, her adrenal glands and one of her lungs.

Giving patients oral diazepam before they undergo cataract surgery, instead of running an intravenous (IV) drip with sedatives, can provide adequate, complication-free sedation, a single-center study ...

In critically ill, mechanically ventilated patients, daily interruption of sedation has been shown to reduce the time on ventilation and the length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). Data on ...

Nitrous oxide, commonly known as laughing gas or happy gas, is a colorless, non-flammable gas, with a sweetish odor. It's used in medical and dental procedures as a sedative, relieving anxiety and ...

Sedation dentistry uses medication to manage dental anxiety, ranging from minimal (nitrous oxide) to moderate (oral/IV sedation). It’s distinct from general anesthesia; most forms are “conscious ...