For many people, visiting the dentist can bring feelings of fear and anxiety. Some even postpone necessary treatments because ...

This review paper examines (using systematic methodology) the evidence for the use of inhalation sedation (IHS) instead of dental general anaesthesia (DGA) for dental treatment. It finds that this is ...

While the use of propofol is common in dentistry, researchers are fine-tuning ways of using it effectively. Proper sedation and patient comfort can depend on fairly large doses of propofol when it is ...

Ginny Miller, certified nurse midwife with Holyoke Medical Center's Midwifery Care, left, and Virginia Thomas, registered nurse, check out the nitrous oxide sedation machine at Holyoke Medical's ...

In critically ill patients, sedation with alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists such as dexmedetomidine and clonidine, introduced within 48 hours of initiating mechanical ventilation, was not superior ...

Recent news stories relating to the "end of life" have brought public attention to palliative sedation (PS), a therapeutic procedure about which unfortunately little is known in the healthcare world ...