title: Intravenous sedation in 200 geriatric patients undergoing office oral surgery.
abstract: Two hundred geriatric patients ranging from age 65 to 92 yr (mean age 72 yr) were evaluated for office oral surgery and intravenous sedation. Surgical time ranged from 6 to 129 min. Monitored anesthesia care was utilized for the administration of fentanyl, midazolam or diazepam, and methohexital. No serious complications were seen and no patients were hospitalized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298, USA.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous / Q000379:methods*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures