Conscious sedation is used in pediatric dentistry as elsewhere to reduce fear and anxiety in pediatric patients and so promote favorable treatment outcomes. This can help to develop a long-term positive psychological response to necessary dental procedures. The publication of ‘A Conscious Decision’ in 2000 (1) resulted in the cessation of general anesthesia for dentistry in the primary care set...

BACKGROUND As many preschoolers are not able to cooperate with health-related invasive procedures, sedation can help with the child's comfort and allow the intervention to be done. It is scarcely known how parents affect children's behavior during dental treatment under conscious sedation. The aim of this exploratory study was to analyze the association between mother-child interactions in day-...

Objective The ideal agents for conscious sedation during ambulatory inguinal hernia repair are still unclear. We aimed to compare the analgesic, sedative, haemodynamic, and side effects of dexmedetomidine with those of propofol in combination with fentanyl for conscious sedation in patients undergoing inguinal hernia repair. Methods Eighty patients undergoing unilateral inguinal hernia repair w...

Appropriate conscious sedation is a critical component for successful awake laparoscopy. It is not surprising that the patients in both cases experienced pain during laparoscopy, since only 50 g of fentanyl citrate was administered in the first case, and 100 g in the second case. The protocol used for conscious sedation must be of sufficient efficacy to allow the awake procedure to continue wit...

Background: General Anaesthesia with controlled ventilation is the conventional technique for thyroid surgery. But this surgery can also be performed under regional anaesthesia with conscious sedation. AimTo observe the operative condition and patient safety for thyroid surgery performed under regional anaesthesia with conscious sedation. Method: This prospective observational cross-sectional s...

PURPOSE Conscious sedation is a behavior modification adjunct taught in all postgraduate pediatric dental residency programs. It has been a decade since the last survey was done specifically related to didactic and clinical aspects of conscious sedation in postgraduate pediatric dental programs. The aim of the study was to determine the clinical and didactic experiences associated with consciou...

Despite the fact that gastrointestinal endoscopy is a safe procedure, significant complications can occur. According to the literature most complications are related to sedation and compared with perioperative mortality under general anaesthesia, the mortality for this procedure appears high. Strict implementation of existing guidelines is warranted.

STUDY OBJECTIVES Three of the most commonly used agents for conscious sedation in the Emergency Department (ED) are ketamine, fentanyl/versed, and propofol. In this study, we measured and compared the total times spent in the ED with each of these agents. Our objective was to determine whether the use of propofol for conscious sedation was associated with a shorter length of ED stay as compared...

PURPOSE This study was conducted to determine the hemodynamic and ventilatory changes during implant surgery with intravenous conscious sedation, and whether preoperative anxiety, gender or age influence these parameters. PATIENTS AND METHODS A prospective study carried out between May 2004 and February 2007, on 102 patients treated with dental implants under local anesthesia and conscious in...

These results were all obtained by dental anesthesiologists in our clinic actually conducting conscious sedation while observing the patients' response and appearance. Consequently, the anesthesiologist's preferences and skill seem to influence the drugs chosen and the method of use. In reviewing these 300 cases, we found many in which the procedure was completed within 40 min, and effective se...