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Conscious sedation and anesthesiologist — A Review

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Review Article

Author Details : Akshaya Narayan Shetti, Vijayakumar Ranganathan, Safdhar Hasmi R , Abhishek H N*, Preeti Prakash Kale, Rachita G Mustilwar

Volume : 7, Issue : 4, Year : 2022

Article Page : 114-116

https://doi.org/10.18231/j.ijfmts.2022.028

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Abstract

Conscious sedation is most commonly practiced in western world in comparison to developing and underdeveloped countries. Due to advancement of technology and availability of safety drugs to anesthetize the patient is helping the patients to undergo certain procedures especially in dentistry. This technique helps mainly for pediatric patients and to patients who are very anxious. One should not forget that if patient selection is not appropriate or if minimum required facilities are not available then he or she may have to face medico-legal problems. This article reviews the concept of conscious sedation and the role of anesthesiologists.

Keywords: Anesthesiologist, Conscious sedation, Day care, Dentistry, Medico-legal

How to cite : Shetti A N, Ranganathan V, Safdhar Hasmi R, Abhishek H N, Kale P P, Mustilwar R G, Conscious sedation and anesthesiologist — A Review. IP Int J Forensic Med Toxicol Sci 2022;7(4):114-116

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