The VA National Center for Patient Safety has developed a free, downloadable moderate sedation study aid poster based upon work done at the Durham VAMC Patient Safety Center of Inquiry. This two-page ...

CMS began looking to separate moderate sedation services from procedure codes in all specialties back in 2014, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to an AGA report. The three major GI ...

Orlando, Fla. - The largest observational study of percutaneous transfemoral transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) demonstrated that moderate sedation use is associated with improved patient ...

Safety in pediatric sedation relies on strict guidelines and monitoring, so let's learn how providers utilize pharmacological ...

Sedation is one of the most imperative skills for healthcare providers to acquire to ensure patient safety. It has revolutionized how healthcare providers deliver care, offering a balance of comfort ...

Conscious sedation during TAVR is increasingly common in the United States and is linked to better outcomes than procedures using general anesthesia and endotracheal intubation, but there is still ...

Conscious sedation, an anesthesia procedure where patients remain awake but do not feel pain, is a safe and effective alternative to general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve replacement ...

Propofol is one of the most used drugs for general anesthesia, but the findings of a new study suggest that the medication may also be beneficial for conscious sedation. Researchers from the U.K.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Conscious sedation was not superior to general anesthesia for functional recovery in patients undergoing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Use of conscious sedation was linked to better outcomes, including mortality, length of stay and discharge to ...

Outcomes after transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) in US hospitals during a recent 3-year period were better among patients who had the procedure done under conscious sedation than under ...

The saline-immersion/irrigation technique in colorectal endoscopic submucosal dissection is a safe and effective minimally ...