Intramuscularly or intravenously for preoperative sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia; Intravenously as an agent for sedation/anxiolysis/amnesia prior to or during diagnostic, therapeutic or endoscopic ...

Intravenous (i.v.) anesthetics include etomidate, midazolam, propofol, thiopental, ketamine, and opioid agonists. The first four agents act by enhancing the activity of the inhibitory neurotransmitter ...

Inhaled isoflurane demonstrated noninferior sedation efficacy compared with intravenous midazolam in critically ill children aged 3-17 years on mechanical ventilation, while also lowering opioid ...

An intravenous (IV) injection is an injection of a medication or another substance into a vein and directly into the bloodstream. It is one of the fastest ways to get a drug into the body, often ...

The following text summarizes information provided in the video. Procedural sedation and analgesia involve the use of one or more sedative and analgesic agents to relieve pain and anxiety and to ...

MAC anesthesia — also called monitored anesthesia care or MAC, is a type of anesthesia service during which a patient is typically still aware, but very relaxed. The amount of sedation provided during ...

THE toxic effects of chloroform on the liver are well known and feared. Studies on animals have suggested a similar role for other anesthetic agents, particularly the ethers. Goldschmidt, Ravdin and ...

Anesthesiology resident Max Feinstein, MD, discusses common medications used in anesthesia and their effects. Following is a transcript: Feinstein: Anesthesiologists sometimes tell patients that they ...

Anesthesia is a type of medication that prevents people from feeling pain during or following surgery. There are four main categories of anesthesia: local, regional, general, and sedation. Share on ...