AMSTERDAM — Many urologic procedures can be safely performed with the use of conscious sedation rather than general anesthesia, and both clinicians and their patients say they prefer the lighter touch ...

A study published in PLOS ONE determined conscious sedation was a safe and viable option to general anesthesia for transcatheter aortic valve replacement. Richard Shemin, MD, UC Los Angeles’ chief of ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

Introduction: Automated insulin delivery (AID) systems have become a standard of care in type 1 diabetes and are increasingly used across all age groups, including during pregnanc ...

For many young patients and their parents, the most intimidating part of an upper endoscopy isn't the procedure, it's the anesthesia. To address this concern, Mercy Kids recently launched ...

Patients who had common procedures performed outside of the operating room (OR) were more likely to go home instead of to a long-term care facility when they were discharged from the hospital if their ...

There are many advantages to using local anesthesia with IV sedation during minimally invasive spinal procedures. Agnes P. Green, MD, a board certified anesthesiologist at The Bonati Spine Institute ...

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) have updated their sedation guidelines for the first time in three years. The new guidelines call for two ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deep sedation used outside of the operating room may be a convenient alternative to general anesthesia in ...

Dental anxiety can be so extreme for some patients that a simple cotton swab on the gums makes them flinch. And others, fearful of pain, simply avoid seeing the dentist, according to a new study by ...