title: New rules impact sedation and anesthesia care, Part 1.
abstract: Learn why the Joint Commission has revised its anesthesia care standards. The new standards incorporate four sedation levels: minimum sedation, moderate sedation/analgesia, deep sedation/analgesia, and anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Standards Interpretation Group, JCAHO, Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., USA.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Patterson
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007591:Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D014481:United States