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Descriptor English:   Conscious Sedation 
Descriptor Spanish:   Sedación Consciente 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Sedação Consciente 
Synonyms English:   Moderate Sedation
Sedation, Conscious
Sedation, Moderate  
Tree Number:   E03.250
Definition English:   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) 
Indexing Annotation English:   coordinate IM with specific procedure (IM) or specific sedative, analgesic or anesthetic (IM with no qualifiers)
History Note English:   91; DENTAL SEDATION was see CONSCIOUS SEDATION 1991-92 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
AE adverse effects CL classification
EC economics ES ethics
HI history IS instrumentation
MT methods MO mortality
NU nursing PX psychology
ST standards SN statistics & numerical data
TD trends VE veterinary
Record Number:   28846 
Unique Identifier:   D016292 

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