introduction: tonsillectomy is the one of the most common types of surgery in children, and is often accompanied by post-operative pain and discomfort. methods of pain control such as use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids), narcotics, and local anesthetics have been used, but each have their own particular side effects. in this study we investigated the effect of ketamine on post...

â  background propofol is used as a sedative drug during colonoscopy. in this study we analyzed the adverse effects of propofol (i.e., hemodyâ­namic and respiratory) on patients who underwent colonoscopies. me t hod s this study was performed in qom province, iran. in this study, 125 patients (63 females, 62 males) were enrolled. study patients were administered (0.5-1.5 mg/kg) intravenous prop...

BACKGROUND Inhaled sedation is efficient and easily controllable; in low concentrations it causes minimal changes in the patient and very little interference with hemodynamics. Awakening after inhaled sedation is quick and predictable. The major reason inhaled sedation has not become widely used in intensive care is that no commercially available administration device has been available. METH...

Background and Objective: Hysteroscopy is considered as very important in the investigation of abnormal uterine bleeding. It is usually performed as an outpatient procedure under either local or no anesthesia. This study was designed to compare the combination of paracervical block (PCB) and conscious sedation with paracervical block or conscious sedation alone for outpatient hysteroscopy i...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Providers from a variety of training backgrounds and specialties provide procedural sedation at institutions in the United States. We sought to better understand the privileging patterns and practices for sedation providers. METHODS Surveys were sent to 56 program directors belonging to the Society for Pediatric Sedation using Research Electronic Data Capture to 56 pe...

Creating a just culture Key words: just culture, TeamSTEPPS, human error, briefing, huddle. Circulating while administering moderate sedation/analgesia Key words: moderate sedation/analgesia, RN circulator. Monitoring RN leaving room during administration of moderate sedation Key words: moderate sedation/analgesia, propofol. Screening for obstructive sleep apnea before administering moderate se...

OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility and safety of delivering early goal-directed sedation compared with standard sedation. DESIGN Pilot prospective, multicenter, randomized, controlled trial. SETTING Six ICUs. PATIENTS Critically ill adults mechanically ventilated for greater than 24 hours. INTERVENTIONS Patients randomized to early goal-directed sedation received a dexmedetomidine-base...

STUDY OBJECTIVES To determine whether sedation with propofol would lead to shorter times to tracheal extubation and ICU length of stay than sedation with midazolam. DESIGN Multicenter, randomized, open label. SETTING Four academic tertiary-care ICUs in Canada. PATIENTS Critically ill patients requiring continuous sedation while receiving mechanical ventilation. INTERVENTIONS Random allo...

OBJECTIVE Comparing characteristics of a favorable sedation course during palliative sedation to a less favorable course based on the reports Dutch physicians and nurses. RESULTS Cases identified as having a favorable sedation course less often concerned a male patient (P = .019 nurses' cases), reached the intended sedation depth significantly quicker (P < .05 both nurses and physicians' case...