Understanding modes of moderate sedation during gastrointestinal procedures: a current review of the literature

Journal of Clinical Anesthesia

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 397-404

  Lubarsky, David A ^a   Candiotti, Keith ^a   Harris, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Fospropofol disodium; Propofol; Rapid recovery; Sedation

Indexed keywords

AQUAVAN; BENZODIAZEPINE; CYCLODEXTRIN DERIVATIVE; DEXMEDETOMIDINE; DIAZEPAM; DROPERIDOL; FENTANYL; FOSPROPOFOL DISODIUM; KETAMINE; MIDAZOLAM; NITROUS OXIDE; OPIATE; PETHIDINE; PROPOFOL; SEDATIVE AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AIRWAY PRESSURE; ANESTHESIST; APNEA; BREATHING RATE; BURNING SENSATION; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; DRUG DOSE TITRATION; DRUG ELIMINATION; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SAFETY; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOVENTILATION; HYPOXIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MONOTHERAPY; NAUSEA AND VOMITING; PAIN; PARESTHESIA; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QT INTERVAL; RESPIRATION DEPRESSION; REVIEW; SEDATION; SEIZURE THRESHOLD; SIDE EFFECT; SYNCOPE; TACHYCARDIA; TIDAL VOLUME; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; UPPER AIRWAY RESISTANCE SYNDROME;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES;

EID: 34548478582     PISSN: 09528180     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinane.2006.11.006     Document Type: Review

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