KMID : 0614720090520060592
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Journal of Korean Medical Association 2009 Volume.52 No. 6 p.592 ~ p.598
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Monitored Anesthesia Care and Sedation/Analgesia Outside the Operating Room
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Choi Yong-Seon
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Abstract
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In the modern era of medical practice, monitored anesthesia care (MAC) or sedation/analgesia in remote locations outside of the operating room has become a necessity, while working in a different environment poses additional challenge to the anesthesiologists. MAC minimizes anxiety, pain and discomfort during procedures or surgery under local anesthesia, resulting in improvement of patient¡¯s satisfaction and cooperation. Since complications associated with
sedation are not rare, MAC or sedation/analgesia should be performed under appropriate circumstances and only when adequate resuscitative equipment and well-trained personnel are available. Anesthesia and procedural sedation outside of the operating room continue to show rapid growth, therefore, practical guidelines for sedation/analgesia are needed to improve quality of care and to provide a high level of patient safety and comfort.
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KEYWORD
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Monitored anesthesia care, Sedation/analgesia, Complications
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