Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice

A concise, practical handbook giving up-to-date, evidence-based, 'how-to' guidance on safe and effective procedural sedation.

Procedures requiring sedation are increasingly being performed outside of the operating room, by nurses, non-anesthesiologist physicians, and nurse practitioners. Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice is essential for all medical and surgical professionals involved in sedating patients, covering everything you need to know how to perform these procedures safely.

List of contributors; Foreword Lisa Morrissey; Preface to the second edition; Preface to the first edition; Guidelines and standards Richard D. Urman, Elyse M. Cornett, Charles J. Fox and Alan David Kaye; 1. Introduction to moderate and deep sedation Renata M. Miketic, Bommy Hong, Eugenie S. Heitmiller and Emmett E. Whitaker; 2. Pharmacology principles in sedation Alan David Kaye, Julie A. Gayle, Aaron J. Kaye and Adam M. Kaye; 3. Pain assessment and management considerations Renata M. Miketic, Bommy Hong, Eugenie S. Heitmiller and Emmett E. Whitaker; 4. Patient evaluation and procedure selection Debra E. Morrison and Kristi Dorn Hare; 5. Patient monitoring, equipment, and intravenous fluids Shilpadevi Patil, Sridhar Tirumala, Harish Siddaiah, Michael Franklin, Wesley Day, Matthew Gray, Elyse Cornett and Charles J. Fox; 6. Credentialing, competency, and education Ellen K. Bergeron and Jennifer Kales; 7. Quality, legal, and risk management considerations: ensuring program excellence Mary T. Antonelli and David E. Seaver; 8. Nursing considerations for sedation Jennifer Kales and Louise Caperelli-White; 9. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners Allie Shea, Jennifer Kales and Heather Trafton; 10. High-risk patients: sedation considerations in coexisting disease Charles J. Fox, Henry Liu, Elyse M. Cornett and Alan David Kaye; 11. Respiratory compromise in moderate and deep sedation Rhodri Saunders, Sam Ajizian and Michael Mestek; 12. Management of complications of moderate and deep sedation Henry Liu, Charles J. Fox, Elyse M. Cornett and Alan David Kaye; 13. Recovery and discharge after procedural sedation Henry Liu, Camellia Asgarian, Marcus Zebrower, Mary Im and Alan David Kaye; 14. Outcomes, controversies, and future trends Julia Metzner and Karen B. Domino; 15. Simulation training for sedation Valeriy Kozmenko and Lyubov Kozmenko; 16. Sedation in the radiology suite Brenda Schmitz; 17. Sedation in the endoscopy suite Arjun Reddy and Kai Matthes; 18. Sedation in the interventional cardiology suite Pushpa Koyyalamudi, Sudipta Sen, Katherine Stammen, Gurleen Sidhu, Elyse M. Cornett and Charles J. Fox; 19. Sedation in the emergency department Heikki E. Nikkanen; 20. Sedation in the intensive care setting John P. Gaillard; 21. Pediatric sedation: practical considerations Corey E. Collins; 22. Pediatric sedation: safety and outcomes Lisa Lee and Joel Stockman; 23. Sedation in the office and other outpatient settings Debra E. Morrison and Kristi Dorn Hare; 24. Sedation in dentistry Jennifer E. Woerner, G. E. Ghali, Charles J. Fox, Alan David Kaye, Elyse M. Cornett and Melissa Wibowo; 25. Sedation for assisted reproductive technologies Vesela Kovacheva and Patricia M. Sequeira; 26. Interventional pain management procedures Alan David Kaye and Laxmaiah Manchikanti; 27. Emergency resuscitation algorithms: adults Jue Teresa Wang; 28. Emergency resuscitation algorithms: infants and children Jue Teresa Wang; Index.