ABSTRACT
Complex medical procedures requiring the administration of sedation and analgesia
are frequently performed in sites outside the operating room. In particular, interventional
radiologists must understand basic principles of sedation and analgesia to direct
nurses or nurse practitioners to provide adequate conscious sedation. The purpose
of this article is to review basic principles of sedation, pharmacologic agents used
for sedation and analgesia, practice guidelines, monitoring, and management of common
hemodynamic problems encountered during sedation.
KEYWORDS
Sedation - analgesia - practice guidelines - nonanesthesiologist
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Catherine TuiteM.D.
Assistant Professor of Radiology and Surgery, Division of Interventional Radiology,
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104
