title: A Clinical Audit of Escorts' Awareness And Patients' Safety Following Intravenous Sedation In Adult Oral Surgery.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To evaluate current level of safety under the care of an escort following intravenous sedation, post-sedation arrangements and to identify potential risk levels.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Information and post-sedation arrangements are important to patients'safety following surgery but although there is a general consensus over what is recommended for patients and their escorts, there is little, if any, literature on the escorts' awareness of sedation and accordance to post-sedation arrangement and recommendations.
  
  
  METHODS
  Escorts of 113 consecutive patients treated in oral surgery under sedation (midazolam) completed a questionnaire composed of 27 questions divided into seven sections including demographics, awareness of sedation, source of information and post-operative arrangement. From the data collected, two scores were calculated representative of the escorts' Safety and Reliability. Data were then analysed by ANOVA.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Safety scores were statistically correlated with instruction source while Reliability correlated to a wider variety of parameters including gender, age as well as information source.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Provision of clear written information to escorts is recommended as likely to improve patients' safety. Assessment of escorts' Safety and Reliability could provide a means for improving quality and safety of sedation service.
authors.forename: Luca
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Licheri
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Erriu
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bryant
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Piras
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000766:Anesthesia, Dental / Q000379:methods*; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage; D001294:Attitude to Health; D017028:Caregivers; D015331:Cohort Studies; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D019230:Dental Audit; D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008297:Male; D008874:Midazolam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D008875:Middle Aged; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods*; D061214:Patient Safety; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D008874:Midazolam