Conscious sedation: reality or myth?

摘要

Clinicians have differing definitions of conscious sedation Many hope to benefit from the perceived safety of a conscious yet cooperative patient but actually expect a deeply sedated patient who does not move. It is important, therefore, to start with the definitions stated in the literature.In 1992, the Committee on Drugs of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its original "Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients During and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures." In these guidelines, conscious sedation was defined as a stage of sedation that permits appropriate response by the patient to physical stimulation or verbal command Although the intention of the Committee was for conscious sedation to be viewed as a minimal state of sedation, this concept was believed to be unclear .