Sedation

Original research related to sedation management occurred in the year 2000 by Kress, Pohlman, O ' Connor, and Hall. Their findings served as a landmark study and initiated the impetus related to improving our sedation practices. According to Kress et al. (2000), daily interruption of sedation led to a decrease in the number of days on the ventilator in the intensive care unit. Several studies since this time have focused on the influence of sedation protocols, and outcomes. This paper will review

Sedation is usually a method accustomed to set up a comfortable, quick and also calm condition by means of sedatives. Sedation dentistry is usually given in a variety of methods (oral, intravenous, inhalation, etc). Sedation dentistry can be the usage of sedatives for you to calm and also unwind a patient ahead of and also within a dental scheduled appointment. What's more, it sometimes known as Sleep Dental care. Sleep Dental care offers an superb remedy substitute for people who are nervous as

Review Original research related to sedation management occurred in the year 2000 by Kress, Pohlman, O ' Connor, and Hall. Their findings served as a landmark study and initiated the impetus related to improving our sedation practices. According to Kress et al. (2000), daily interruption of sedation led to a decrease in the number of days on the ventilator in the intensive care unit. Several studies since this time have focused on the influence of sedation protocols, and outcomes. This paper

Palliative Sedation and Terminal Weaning for Refractory Symptoms Death is one of the most significant life events people experience. Most people want to die a peaceful death and desire the same outcome for their family and friends. Medical advancements have resulted in people living longer lives with chronic illnesses. Despite the advancements in medicine and the available treatments of today, sometimes the patient is still unable to escape intolerable suffering; the patient’s quality of life diminishes

group II and 20% in group III. The treatments were performed with extreme difficulty only in 80% of children in group III who did not agree to any treatment whatsoever (Figure 5). Percentage (%) Al – Rafidain Dent J Vol. 12, No2, 2012 Rectal and oral sedation with diazepam in children needed dental treatment 326 without difficulty with some difficulty with extreme difficulty 68 32 0 44 56 0 0 20 80 Rectal Oral Placebo Figure (5): comparison in treatment acceptance between rectally, orally and placebo

pharmacological sedation. For the most part, dental procedures are ambulatory; meaning patients will go home shortly after the procedure is done. To facilitate this, dentists use oral sedation or intranasal sedation instead of general anesthesia. General anesthesia not only will significantly increase the cost of treatment, but also the risk as well. The use of oral sedation or intranasal sedation represents an advantage for dentists, who can perform a treatment that without sedation could not be accomplished

Mr. B should have been placed on supplemental oxygen, continuous monitoring and assessed for level of sedation, and possible need for reversal agents. 3. Why did it happen? a. Direct causes a.i. Anoxia caused by over sedation and lack of supplemental oxygen. b. Contributory causes b.i. Understaffing for acuity b.i.1. Staffing on this day consisted of two nurses (one RN and one LPN), one secretary, and one

On 4/19/18 I met Mr. McDonald at the office of Dr. Rampersaud. Mr. McDonald reports that he is about 50% better with the Lyrica; he rates his pain at a 7. He is tender to touch over the bilateral Si joints and has pain to the L1 spine area. He reports he has been taking one Norco at night to help with his sleep. We again discussed the Kyphoplasty. Mr. McDonald told Dr. Rampersaud that he is being sent to see Dr. Palavali for a 2nd opinion regarding the Kyphoplasty. He said he has had surgery in

and oxazepam that can produce sedation 6 – 8 hours after its initial administration (10). Diazepam is sedative – hypnotic agent and act in the brain on specific receptors enhancing GABAergic transmission. Flumazenil can be used to reverse the sedative action of diazepam but repeated doses are needed (11). Diazepam is very popular sedating agents due to its wide margin of safety and it has wide therapeutic index. It has many pharmacological effects which include: sedation, hypnosis, anesthesia, anticonvulsant

A. Root Cause Analysis Healthcare facilities accredited by Joint Commission have an obligation to conduct a root cause analysis (RCA) after a sentinel event Root cause analysis (RCA) is a process that is used to identify origin of a problem in a system in order to develop corrective action plan. In healthcare sector, root cause analysis, therefore, is conducted to determine the factors that contributed to a sentinel event. Root Cause Analysis of the scenario The subject patient: Mr. B Age: 67-year