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Bookmark or Share- Procedural Sedation - StatPearls - NCBI BookshelfProcedural sedation (PS), previously incorrectly referred to as 'conscious sedation,' refers to techniques, medications, and maneuvers performed to help a patient tolerate unpleasant or painful procedures, avoiding potential unwanted memories associated with such procedures.
- Sedation: Uses, Types and Treatment - Medicine.comWhat is sedation? Sedation is another name for making a person calm, usually by the administration of a sedative. It ensures people are as comfortable as possible during surgery or medical procedures. Sedation relaxes a person and may make them fall asleep. It may also be used to control pain.
- IV Sedation - Risks & Side Effects | Made for This MomentSedation, also known as monitored anesthesia care, conscious sedation, or twilight sedation, typically is used for minor surgeries or for shorter, less complex procedures, when an injection of local anesthetic isn’t sufficient but deeper general anesthesia isn’t necessary.
- Sedation explained - The Royal College of AnaesthetistsSedation is when drugs are given to help you feel more relaxed during a procedure. The drugs (sedatives) are usually given into your vein (intravenous or IV), but can sometimes be given by mouth (oral) or through a face mask.
- Conscious sedation for surgical procedures - MedlinePlusConscious sedation is a combination of medicines to help you relax (a sedative) and to block pain (an anesthetic) during a medical or dental procedure. You will probably stay awake, but may not be able.
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