Intravenous sedation in 200 geriatric patients undergoing office oral surgery.
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.
Campbell
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Anesthesiology, Medical College of Virginia, Richmond 23298, USA.
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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