PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Higgins, Thomas L.
AU  - Hearn, Charles J.
AU  - Maurer, Walter G.
ED  - Vidt, Donald G.
TI  - Conscious sedation: what an internist needs to know
DP  - 1996 Oct 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 355--361
VI  - 63
IP  - 6
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/63/6/355.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/63/6/355.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med1996 Oct 01; 63
AB  - The use of conscious sedation instead of general anesthesia is increasing with the development of less-invasive alternatives to surgery and the shift to outpatient care. Yet, conscious sedation can pose its own special dangers. Common pitfalls include failure to recognize hypoxemia, inadequate analgesia, inappropriate dosing with respect to individual variability, and lack of appropriate backup support.