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sedation
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sedation
1. a state of calm or reduced nervous activity
2. the administration of a sedative

sedation [si′dā·shən]
(medicine)
A state of lessened activity.


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Their dentists provide the patients with IV sedation dentistry, oral conscious sedation, Nitrous Oxide, pharmaceutical-grade topical numbing gels, and other relaxing amenities to enhance their experience.
13,14) The South African Gastroenterology Society (SAGES) conscious sedation guidelines15 view elective upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy as outpatient, day-clinic or office procedures, requiring conscious sedation.
Also known as twilight sleep, conscious sedation or monitored sedation, twilight surgery is not for the squeamish, even though both the local anaesthesia and sedative are administered by a qualified anesthesiologist.
 
 
 
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