Millions of procedures requiring sedation are performed each year; many occur outside of the operating room in both inpatient and outpatient settings. This tremendous growth has resulted in sedation being administered by a wide range of healthcare providers, including non-anesthesiologist physicians, nurses and nurse practitioners. Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice is a concise, practical handbook for all medical and surgical professionals who sedate patients. This up-to-date, evidence based, 'how to' manual will: Tell you how to evaluate patients Update you on relevant pharmacology Advise you on sedation for specific populations: elderly, pediatric, ICU, emergency room, endoscopy and reproductive technologies Guide you on legal and quality assurance issues Written and edited by experts in procedural sedation and sedation education, this book will help users develop safer techniques, policies and procedures. Essential reading for any healthcare provider administering moderate or deep sedation.

Table of Contents
Foreword Mairead Hickey
Preface
1. Introduction to moderate and deep sedation Emmett E. Whitaker, Arnab Mukherjee, Todd Liu, Bommy Hong and Eugenie S. Heitmiller
2. Pharmacology principles Alan D. Kaye, Julie Gayle and Adam M. Kaye
3. Clinical considerations for sedation and pain management Joseph C. Hung, J. Gabriel Tsang, Jamie Wingate, Martin Kubin, Usman Latif and Eugenie S. Heitmiller
4. Patient evaluation and procedure selection Debra E. Morrison and Kristi Dorn Hare
5. Patient monitoring, equipment, and intravenous fluids Erika G. Puente, Maria A. Antor and Sergio D. Bergese
6. Credentialling, competency, and education Ellen K. Bergeron
7. Ensuring program excellence: quality and legal/risk management considerations Mary T. Antonelli and David E. Seaver
8. Nursing considerations for sedation Louise Caperelli-White
9. Physician assistants and nurse practitioners Heather Trafton
10. Sedation for the high-risk patient: elderly patients, obesity, and other co-morbidities Charles Fox, Henry Liu, Michael Yarborough, Mary Elise Fox and Alan D. Kaye
11. Management of complications of moderate and deep sedation Henry Liu, Charles Fox, Philip Kalarickal, Theodore Strickland and Alan D. Kaye
12. Outcomes, controversies, and future trends Julia Metzner and Karen B. Domino
13. Simulation training for sedation Valeriy Kozmenko, James Riopelle, Alan D. Kaye and Lyubov Kozmenko
14. Sedation in the radiology suite Brenda Schmitz
15. Sedation in the endoscopy suite Laura Kress, Donna Beitler and Kai Matthes
16. Sedation in the cardiology suite Erika G. Puente, Alberto Uribe and Sergio D. Bergese
17. Sedation in the emergency department Heikki E. Nikkanen
18. Sedation in the intensive care setting Ghousia Wajida and Jeffrey S. Kelly
19. Pediatric sedation Corey E. Collins
20. Sedation in the outpatient/office setting Debra E. Morrison and Kristi Dorn Hare
21. Sedation in dentistry Benjamin R. Record
22. Sedation for reproductive technologies Patricia M. Sequeira
23. Sedation for pain management procedures Ron Banister, Rahul Mishra and Alan D. Kaye
24. Emergency resuscitation algorithms: adults Eunhea Kim
25. Emergency resuscitation algorithms: infants and children Joyce C. Lo
Index