Is sedation just a lower dose of anesthesia or are they totally different in substance??
Answers: It depends.
I can use one drug - propofol - and either sedate you a little bit with it, sedate you deeply with it, or render you completely unconscious and apneic with it. It depends on how much you get and how you react to it.
Sedation almost always uses drugs that we use in general anesthetics, but in smaller doses.
The line between sedation and general anesthesia occurs when you lose your protective airway reflexes. That is something that isn't obvious just by looking at someone, and isn't something that our monitors detect.
There are different levels of sedation: anxiolysis (taking the edge off), conscious sedation (patient is relaxed, drifts off to sleep but is easily aroused) and deep sedation (very difficult to arouse, but maintains airway reflexes).
Anesthesiologists almost always use a mixture of drugs to create a nice, relaxed patient, including benzodiazepines (like midazolam), opiates (like fentanyl) and maybe some propofol and/or ketamine. It depends on the situation and the anesthesiologist's personal preferences.
Sedation is a form of Anethesia. There is General anethesia which is basically going under where you will be intubated etc, then there is conscious sedation. You can breathe and you are half with it but you won't remember a thing. Homeboy who say I know what I'm talking about trust me Is a bit confused.
There are different classes of centrally acting ( provide only their chemical effect on their affected system and then wash) medications such as the Benzodiazepinze (Valium, Ativan, etc...) and others that are systemic ( Titrate to a therapeutic blood level before being fully effective) such as the Atypical Anti Psychotics like (Serequel, Zyprexa Etc..) and other classes of meds that can be used as sedatives but anesthetics are for the sole purpose of deadening, either topically, (on the surface), locally, (at the site) generally( the whole Body, By being put to sleep) These medicines are completely different and serve completely different functions.
not sure rea.lly both knock you out
Usually its something totally different.
Sedation and Anesthesia are 2 completely different things.
Sedation is basically you are really really sleepy, calm, and so forth. It would depend on the level of sedation the docs want which would determine the way that you would feel.
Meds for sedation are usually Valium, Ativan, and occasionally Haldol. But mostly Valium or Ativan
Be safe and be well
I can use one drug - propofol - and either sedate you a little bit with it, sedate you deeply with it, or render you completely unconscious and apneic with it. It depends on how much you get and how you react to it.
Sedation almost always uses drugs that we use in general anesthetics, but in smaller doses.
The line between sedation and general anesthesia occurs when you lose your protective airway reflexes. That is something that isn't obvious just by looking at someone, and isn't something that our monitors detect.
There are different levels of sedation: anxiolysis (taking the edge off), conscious sedation (patient is relaxed, drifts off to sleep but is easily aroused) and deep sedation (very difficult to arouse, but maintains airway reflexes).
Anesthesiologists almost always use a mixture of drugs to create a nice, relaxed patient, including benzodiazepines (like midazolam), opiates (like fentanyl) and maybe some propofol and/or ketamine. It depends on the situation and the anesthesiologist's personal preferences.
Sedation is a form of Anethesia. There is General anethesia which is basically going under where you will be intubated etc, then there is conscious sedation. You can breathe and you are half with it but you won't remember a thing. Homeboy who say I know what I'm talking about trust me Is a bit confused.
There are different classes of centrally acting ( provide only their chemical effect on their affected system and then wash) medications such as the Benzodiazepinze (Valium, Ativan, etc...) and others that are systemic ( Titrate to a therapeutic blood level before being fully effective) such as the Atypical Anti Psychotics like (Serequel, Zyprexa Etc..) and other classes of meds that can be used as sedatives but anesthetics are for the sole purpose of deadening, either topically, (on the surface), locally, (at the site) generally( the whole Body, By being put to sleep) These medicines are completely different and serve completely different functions.
not sure rea.lly both knock you out
Usually its something totally different.
Sedation and Anesthesia are 2 completely different things.
Sedation is basically you are really really sleepy, calm, and so forth. It would depend on the level of sedation the docs want which would determine the way that you would feel.
Meds for sedation are usually Valium, Ativan, and occasionally Haldol. But mostly Valium or Ativan
Be safe and be well
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