PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Hakeem Yusuff
AU  - Amit Prakash
AU  - Stephen Webb
TI  - Safe sedation for the non-anaesthetist 
AID  - 10.7861/clinmedicine.16-2-161
DP  - 2016 Apr 01
TA  - Clinical Medicine
PG  - 161--163
VI  - 16
IP  - 2
4099  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/2/161.short
4100  - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/16/2/161.full
SO  - Clin Med2016 Apr 01; 16
AB  - Sedation has become an essential part of many invasive medical procedures. However, over the years, there have been concerns about the safety of sedation techniques. Various combinations of drug-based and non-drug-based approaches are used for procedural sedation depending on patient factors and the anticipated discomfort associated with each procedure. The common denominator for successful practice for a sedationist is knowledge, adequate training and a mechanism for revalidation.