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Semin intervent Radiol 2001; 18(4): 399-404
DOI: 10.1055/s-2001-19101
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Conscious Sedation Guidelines and Standards: Safer Sleep

Kate A. Feinstein
  • Department of Radiology, The University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois
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18 December 2001 (online)

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ABSTRACT

The first sedation guidelines appeared in 1985. In the past 10 years, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), the American College of Radiology (ACR), and the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) have issued various guidelines and standards to enhance the safety of patients requiring conscious sedation during their care. Radiologists need to be aware of these groups' recommendations as well as their own hospital's policies in order to design an effective and safe program for conscious sedation in their own practice. This article gives a history of the relevant guidelines and standards, compares and contrasts them, and makes recommendations concerning risk-management techniques to improve compliance.

KEYWORD

Conscious sedation - sedation - analgesia

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