Abstract
Procedural sedation and analgesia (PSA) is a core competency for emergency physicians (EP) that is commonly practiced.1-4 PSA entails suppressing a patient’s level of consciousness with sedative or dissociative agents to alleviate pain, anxiety, and suffering to enhance medical procedure performance and patient experience (Table 22.1).1,5.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | The Emergency Medicine Trauma Handbook |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 322-333 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781108647397 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781108450287 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 23 2019 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine