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Chapter 2 - Pharmacology Principles in Sedation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2024

By
Aaron J. Kaye ,
Alan D. Kaye ,
Julie A. Gayle ,
Richard D. Urman  and
Adam M. Kaye
Edited by
Richard D. Urman  and
Alan David Kaye
Richard D. Urman
Affiliation:
Ohio State University
Alan David Kaye
Affiliation:
Louisiana State University School of Medicine
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Summary

Today, there are an increasing number of procedures requiring moderate and deep sedation being performed outside the surgical suite. As a result, qualified non-anesthesia providers are administering varying levels of sedation to patients for a variety of diagnostic, therapeutic, and/or surgical procedures. Practitioners should provide patients with the benefits of sedation and/or analgesia while minimizing the associated risks. To do so, providers should understand the pharmacology of the agents being administered as well as the role of pharmacologic antagonists for opioids and benzodiazepines. Today’s practitioners are equipped with an abundance of versatile sedative agents that can be used alone and in combination. Furthermore, combinations of sedative and analgesics should be administered as appropriate for the procedure being performed and the condition of the patient. Policies and standards regarding administration of sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesia providers are addressed elsewhere in the book. This chapter focuses on the pharmacology of the drugs most used to provide moderate and deep sedation and their available reversal agents.

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Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice , pp. 11 - 38
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2024

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