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

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

Ventilator monitor ,given oxygen by intubation tube to patient, setting in ICU/Emergency room Deep sedation during mechanical ventilation can make a person more likely to lose their independence Deep ...

A study of 1M+ dental procedures using deep sedation or general anesthesia in British Columbia (1984--2019) found only three anesthesia-related deaths, all in the 1980s due to improper drill use, and ...

High proportion of time in deep sedation linked to loss of independent living among patients who lived independently before ICU admission. (HealthDay News) — For mechanically ventilated patients who ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Hispanic patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome face elevated odds for deep sedation on ventilation.

BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina is standing by its policy that deep sedation should only be used for procedures when medically necessary, according to a letter from Eugenie Komives, MD, vice ...

New research supports earlier findings that indicate that anesthesia is no more hazardous for the brain at higher doses than at lower doses. General anesthesia makes it possible for millions of ...

A new law in Pennsylvania will require ASCs and hospitals to have a circulating nurse in the OR during procedures using general anesthesia or deep sedation. The “Circulating Nurse Act,” which passed ...

THURSDAY, Oct. 16, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Patients placed on mechanical ventilation are commonly put under deep sedation, to ease the stress and discomfort of having a machine breathe for them. But ...