conscious sedation

(redirected from Moderate Analgesia)
Also found in: Dictionary.

sedation

[sĕ-da´shun]

1. the allaying of irritability or excitement, especially by administration of a sedative.

2. the state so induced.

conscious sedation in the nursing interventions classification, a nursing intervention defined as administration of sedatives, monitoring of the patient's response, and provision of necessary physiological support during a diagnostic or therapeutic procedure.

conscious sedation

sedation during which the subject is kept from losing consciousness, and receives sufficient analgesia to allow the procedure for which sedation is essential to proceed.

Synonym(s): sedation analgesia

A minimally depressed level of consciousness induced by the administration of pharmacologic agents in which a patient retains the ability to independently and continuously maintain an open airway and a regular breathing pattern, and to respond appropriately and rationally to physical stimulation and verbal commands. Conscious sedation may be induced by parenteral or oral medications or combination thereof

conscious sedation

Moderate sedation Anesthesiology Minimally depressed consciousness in which a Pt retains the ability to independently and continuously maintain an open airway and a regular breathing pattern, and to respond appropriately and rationally to physical stimulation and verbal commands; CS may be induced by parenteral or oral medications or combination thereof. Cf General anesthesia.

con·scious se·da·tion

(kon'shŭs sĕ-dā'shŭn)

A medically controlled state of depressed consciousness in which airway patency, protective reflexes, and the ability to respond to stimulation or verbal commands are preserved.

con·scious se·da·tion

(kon'shŭs sĕ-dā'shŭn)

Sedation during which the subject is kept from losing consciousness and receives sufficient analgesia to allow the procedure for which sedation is essential to proceed.

Mentioned in ?

References in periodicals archive ?

The present findings of analgesia with ropivacaine was in support of the present study after epidural ropivacaine produced moderate analgesia for 180 min in goats undergoing laparoscopy assisted embryo transfer (Khajuria et al., 2014).

VARIATIONS IN THE CLINICAL AND ANAESTHETIC PARAMETERS DURING ADMINISTRATION OF ROPIVACAINE AND FENTANYL AS LUMBOSACRAL ANAESTHESIA IN GOATS

Moderate analgesia (score 2) was present in these goats up to T-180.

Comparison of two doses of ropivacaine hydrochloride for lumbosacral epidural anaesthesia in goats undergoing laparoscopy assisted embryo transfer

This drug was shown to have one tenth the potency of morphine and to provide moderate analgesia, in comparison to morphine, lasting 1 to 2 hours.

Comparison of the sedative effects of morphine, meperidine or fentanyl, in combination with acepromazine, in dogs/Comapracao dos efeitos sedativos da morfina, meperidina ou fentanil, associados a acepromazina, em caes