Deep sedation
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| Deep sedation | |
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| Term | Deep sedation |
| Short definition | deep sedation - level of sedation in which a person is sound asleep, losing sensation, and having a hard time waking up. Deep sedation is caused by special medications and is used to relieve anxiety during certain medical or surgical procedures. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
deep sedation - level of sedation in which a person is sound asleep, losing sensation, and having a hard time waking up. Deep sedation is caused by special medications and is used to relieve anxiety during certain medical or surgical procedures. Oxygen may also be given to help the patient breathe, and medications to relieve pain may also be given at the same time. The patient usually does not remember the procedure
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