 Conscious Sedation
"Conscious Sedation" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway. (From: American Society of Anesthesiologists Practice Guidelines)
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D016292
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| MeSH Number(s) |
E03.250
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| Concept/Terms |
Conscious Sedation- Conscious Sedation
- Sedation, Moderate
- Moderate Sedation
- Sedation, Conscious
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 6 | 1 | 7 | | 2018 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2020 | 4 | 2 | 6 | | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 | | 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2025 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Conscious Sedation" by people in Profiles.
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Kohler AD, Mueller SW, Kukreja N, Vogler TO, Balstad B, Endorf FW, Gibson C, Halevi AE, Wiktor AJ. Safety of Maintaining Nutrition Through Moderate Sedation for Burn Wound Care. J Burn Care Res. 2025 08 30; 46(4):839-845.
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Kannikeswaran N, Roback MG, Burger RK, Barrowman N, Sucha E, Bhatt M. Comparison of Procedural Sedation Outcomes in Children With and Without Autism Spectrum Disorder. Hosp Pediatr. 2025 May 01; 15(5):398-406.
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Garcia RU, DiMaria K, Penk J, Caprarola S, Romer A, Fundora MP, Frank DU, Achuff BJ. Implementation of a multiphase, multi-institutional QI initiative to optimise sedation practices in cardiac ICU patients. Cardiol Young. 2025 May; 35(5):900-902.
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Caprarola SD, Jones MB, Yurasek GK, O'Neill RV, Pleau C, Rowan M, Gordish-Dressman H, Wernovsky G. Increased sound levels in the cardiac ICU are associated with an increase in heart rate, blood pressure, and sedation. Cardiol Young. 2025 Feb; 35(2):344-349.
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Leroy PL, Krauss BS, Costa LR, Barbi E, Irwin MG, Carlson DW, Absalom A, Andolfatto G, Roback MG, Babl FE, Mason KP, Roelofse J, Costa PS, Green SM. Procedural sedation competencies: a review and multidisciplinary international consensus statement on knowledge, skills, training, and credentialing. Br J Anaesth. 2025 Mar; 134(3):817-829.
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Nguyen N, Pan Z, Smith C, Friedlander JA. Transnasal endoscopy ease score "TNEase score" to evaluate patient tolerance of unsedated transnasal endoscopy. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2024 02; 78(2):381-385.
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Mariotti AL, Pattee J, Edmundowicz SA, Hardesty TD, Sharma SM, Lemley MG, Rist SD, Weitzel N, Faruki AA. Operational outcomes of propofol sedation versus fentanyl, midazolam and diphenhydramine sedation for endoscopies and colonoscopies at an academic medical center. PLoS One. 2023; 18(11):e0294418.
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Adams MA, Rubenstein JH, Forman JH. Organizational Factors Driving Selection of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Sedation in Veterans Health Administration and Community Settings. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 08 01; 118(8):1446-1452.
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Seyller N, Makic MBF. Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice: Impact on Improving Sedation Practice in Critical Care. Clin Nurse Spec. 2022 Sep-Oct 01; 36(5):264-271.
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Winkle J, Sevransky J. Is "Set It and Forget It" Bad Medicine for Sedation and Analgesia for Intubated Emergency Department Patients? Crit Care Med. 2022 08 01; 50(8):1283-1285.
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