Monitoring During Procedural Sedation Sharon Ramagnano Introduction All patients undergoing procedural sedation in the emergency department (ED) should have continuous monitoring until ready for discharge. Continuous monitoring of vital signs…
Procedural Sedation and Recovery Alexandra Stefan Rahim Valani Introduction Ensure that adequate time, personnel, equipment, and location are available for procedural sedation. Explain procedure to the patient, and obtain informed…
Pharmacology of Procedural Sedation Vince Teo Choosing Medications for PSA Procedural sedation has relied on a variety of pharmacological agents for the following: Give sedation (sedatives). Relieve pain (analgesics). Cause…
Airway Assessment and Management for Procedural Sedation Angela Stone Mark Freedman Introduction Ensuring adequate patient ventilation and oxygenation during procedural sedation is essential. Most common adverse event during procedural sedation…
Introduction to Procedural Sedation Rahim Valani Procedural Sedation and Analgesia Procedural sedation is the technique of administering a sedative or dissociative agent to induce a state that allows the patient…
CHAPTER 7 Principles of ultrasound-guided regional anesthesia Vladimir Alexiev, Dominic Harmon The ability to use ultrasound guidance for regional anesthesia is achieved by systematic learning and maintained by regular practice….
CHAPTER 31 Ankle block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures on the forefoot, particularly the toes. Therapeutic Postamputation pain; diagnostic and therapeutic blocks for foot pain; postoperative pain…
CHAPTER 22 Wrist blocks Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Hand or finger surgery not requiring a tourniquet; supplementation of incomplete brachial plexus block. Therapeutic Differentiation of finger or hand…
CHAPTER 30 Popliteal block Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Foot surgery; below-knee amputations; Achilles’ tendon surgery; in conjunction with a femoral or saphenous block for short saphenous vein surgery…
CHAPTER 21 Elbow blocks Dominic Harmon, Jack Barrett Indications Surgical Surgical procedures in the innervated area; supplementation of incomplete anesthesia of the brachial plexus. Therapeutic Peripheral nerve injury pain. Contraindications…
