Procedural Sedation
Today's session will discuss the decision making behind safe procedural sedation in the ED.
You should read our department guidelines below (++Note at the time of writing that there are some minor errors in the manual, in particular in the usual doses of some agents++, Do not rely on them for drug dosing!)
- Is sedation required? What is the urgency?
- Are there other options? (Eg regional anaesthesia, General anaesthetic in OT)
- Assessment of risk / suitability procedural sedation and weighing this vs benefit of a timely procedure.
- How do I safely prepare my patient, area equipment and team for procedural sedation?
- How do I have a meaningful consent discussion without scaring my patient to death!
- How do I safely provide procedural sedation and deal with potential complications?
You should read our department guidelines below (++Note at the time of writing that there are some minor errors in the manual, in particular in the usual doses of some agents++, Do not rely on them for drug dosing!)
| manual_procedural_sedation_v9_nov_2013.doc |
| procedural_sedation_appendices_v9_nov_2013.doc |