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Recomendaciones para la sedación y la analgesia por médicos no anestesiólogos y odontólogos de pacientes mayores de 12 años

Most of the complications related to sedation are preventable. This document defines some recommendations for non-anesthesiologists so that they can provide sedation level I and II with adequate safety. The most important recommendations are: that the sedation be provided by someone different from the person who performs the surgical procedure; designation of the training and monitoring of thje person who sedates; the use of only one medication for sedation, and the availability of medications and equipment to manage complications; the mandatory need of an assessment prior to the sedation, as well as informed consent and record of events during the procedure; and the recommendation of having a low threshold to request the support of an anesthesiologist.

Sedation and analgesia recommendations for non-anesthesiologist physicians and dentists in patients over 12 years old

ABSTRACT Most of the complications related to sedation are preventable. This document defines some recommendations for non-anesthesiologists so that they can provide sedation level I and II with adequate safety. The most important recommendations are: that the sedation be provided by someone different from the person who performs the surgical procedure; designation of the training and monitoring of thje person who sedates; the use of only one medication for sedation, and the availability of medications and equipment to manage complications; the mandatory need of an assessment prior to the sedation, as well as informed consent and record of events during the procedure; and the recommendation of having a low threshold to request the support of an anesthesiologist.

Informática para el anestesiólogo

RESUMEN La informatica medica se define como el manejo de la informacion para mejorar los procesos medicos. La anestesiologia es una de las areas medicas donde la mejoria del manejo de informacion puede tener un impacto positivo. Se discuten cuatro areas: el uso de computadores en anestesia, las comunicaciones en el ambiente perioperatorio, el uso de Personal Digital Assistants (PDA) (asistentes personales digitales, mejor conocidas en Colombia como agendas digitales) en anestesia y la utilidad del uso de internet en anestesia.

Análisis de un desenlace trágico con sedación profunda: potencial impacto de las recomendaciones SCARE 2011 de sedación por no anestesiólogos

Analysis of the death resulting from a deep sedation administered by a non anesthetist physician who, after a trial in the United States, was convicted. A discussion is made of the potential impact of the adoption of the recently published recommendations for sedation by non anesthetists, developed by the Sociedad Colombiana de Anestesiologia (SCARE) along with other scientific societies.