2000/11/01 by Clark C. Otley, Tri H. Nguyen · 1 citation
Medicine · Dentistry · Neuroscience · #Anesthesia and Sedative Agents #Dental Anxiety and Anesthesia Techniques #Hallucinations in medical conditions
paper · doi:10.1001/archderm.136.11.1333
OBJECTIVE: To review the experience with conscious sedation administered by dermatologic surgeons at an academic medical center. DESIGN: Retrospective medical chart review. SETTING: Outpatient dermatologic surgery unit at an academic medical center. PATIENTS: Fifty episodes of conscious sedation in 37 patients undergoing dermatologic surgical procedures. INTERVENTION: Intravenous and inhaled conscious sedation was administered with strict monitoring during procedures. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Efficacy was subjectively recorded by the administering physician and complications were recorded. RESULTS: Administration of conscious sedation by dermatologic surgeons was associated with good to excellent sedation with minimal complications. Extensive preparation and training were necessary, and strict guidelines devised by a conscious sedation task force were followed. Emergency preparedness was high, although it was not used. CONCLUSIONS: Conscious sedation can be safely and effectively administered by dermatologic surgeons in a hospital-based outpatient surgical unit after extensive training. Emergency preparedness is essential, and conservative guidelines should be followed.