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Anesthesia and Analgesia > Conscious Sedation

Preferred term

Conscious Sedation  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway. (From: American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines)

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Moderate Sedation
  • Sedation, Conscious
  • Sedation, Moderate

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