Conscious sedation on a general ward: the MET and clinical governance.
A medical emergency team's encounter with a 75-year-old man with a difficult airway led to the hospital's review of conscious sedation use and refinement of quality improvement strategies.
Warrillow
Stephen
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Department of Intensive Care, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. stephen.warrillow@austin.org.au
Bellomo
Rinaldo
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Jones
Daryl
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D000368:Aged; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000592:standards; D004638:Emergency Treatment / Q000592:standards*; D005592:Fracture Fixation / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D000860:Hypoxia / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000628:therapy; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D008874:Midazolam / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010362:Patients' Rooms; D016103:Spinal Fractures / Q000628:therapy; D013597:Systems Analysis; D014739:Victoria
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D008874:Midazolam