title: Pain management mini-series part III. Procedural sedation for the non-anesthesia provider.
abstract: Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures performed outside of the operating room can necessitate the administration of sedation by non-anesthesia trained personnel. Risks associated with procedural sedation can be decreased through proper patient evaluation and selection. Understanding sedative pharmacology, dosing and delivery, monitoring and airway rescue techniques are essential to safely provide sedation. Supervision of sedation policies should occur via a carefully constructed sedation policy and ongoing sedation committee evaluation and review to ensure adequate patient care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, University of Missouri, USA. johnsonql@health.missouri.edu
authors.forename: Quinn L
authors.initials: QL
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Borsheski
mesh_terms: D000556:Ambulatory Surgical Procedures; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic; D010146:Pain / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010351:Patient Discharge
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives