Main description:

Physicians, nurses, and safety experts comprehensively review sedation and analgesia to provide a completely new reference guide to safe sedation practices consistent with existing guidelines. Starting with an integrated review of the basic physiology and neurobiology of the sedated state, the authors proceed through clinical guidelines and practices, and conclude with an examination of quality-outcome measures and processes. They also review current mandates for safe sedation practices and address the key clinical issues of pharmacology, monitoring, and recovery. Special tables and figures throughout the book summarize protocols, regulatory requirements, recommended dosages, monitoring requirements, and quality assurance tools.

Contents:

Opioids, Sedation, and Sleep: Different States, Similar Traits, and the Search for Common Mechanisms
Ralph Lydic, Helen A. Baghdoyan, and Jacinta McGinley

Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Sedation
David M. Polaner

Practice Guidelines for Adult Sedation and Analgesia
Randolph Steadman and Steve Yun

Procedure and Site-Specific Considerations for Pediatric Sedation
Shobha Malviya

Adult Sedation by Site and Procedure
Norah N. Naughton

Pharmacology of Sedative Agents
Joseph D. Tobias

Opioids in the Management of Acute Pediatric Pain
Myron Yaster, Lynne G. Maxwell, and Sabine Kost-Byerly

Patient Monitoring During Sedation
Kevin K. Trempe

Assessment of Sedation Depth
Lia H. Lowrie and Jeffrey L. Blumer

Nursing Perspectives on the Care of Sedated Patients
Terri Voepel-Lewis

Recovery and Transport of Sedated Patients
Loree A. Collett, Sheila A. Trouten, and Terri Voepel-Lewis

Quality Assurance and Continuous Quality Improvement in Sedation Analgesia
J. Elizabeth Othman

Index