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Archive >  Ambulatory Anesthesia 2007

The Push for Faster Recoveries

Understanding conscious sedation's anesthetic agents and monitoring protocols will promote safe and efficient discharges.

Miriam Lizarde, RN, BSN

Achieving a minimal level of sedation with the smallest possible dose of anesthetic is the ideal course of conscious sedation. When done correctly, it maintains patients' protective reflexes, relaxes them enough to facilitate cooperation and causes a decrease in pain perception ' all factors leading to an easily aroused patient who's ready for a timely discharge.

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