IBHRE国际心律失常考官委员会英文资料：Conscious Sedation.pptVIP

The End * Conscious sedation should not impair the patient’s ability to maintain his own airway or to respond to requests. * The distinction is clear here – the patient may lose even protective reflexes and be susceptible to loss of airway. * Almost identical to the ASA standards. * The take home message is that at any point when a patient crosses the line and either loses the ability to maintain a patent airway ‘independently’ or loses the ability to respond in a purposeful manner to verbal stimuli – then you have exceeded the boundaries of conscious sedation. Conscious Sedation