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 ...

The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable pre-procedure evaluation template for procedures that require moderate sedation. The template identifies key features of ...

A Lakewood dentist’s permit to sedate patients was indefinitely suspended recently due to unsafe practices after a medically fragile man died while undergoing a procedure to have multiple teeth ...

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute ...

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 ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Not fasting before cardiac catheterization procedures with conscious sedation was just as safe as fasting.

Public records, board findings, and prior litigation raise broader questions about interstate dental oversight and what patients can actually see before undergoing sedation procedures Public records, ...

The State of Washington Department of Health Dental Quality Assurance Commission recently indefinitely suspended the sedation permit of a dentist after a patient reportedly died while undergoing tooth ...