What type of sedation is used? Safe, “twilight sleep” anesthesia is administered by a board-certified MD anesthesiologist. You will be sleeping gently and comfortably – eyes closed, without any pain, and totally unaware of the passage of time. You will awake quickly after surgery – refreshe...
I want to echo, from experience, what anon113057 wrote. Getting extremely agitated people who are not on an IV to take medication is a real challenge. But the rehab center where our relative lives chops the meds up and puts it into ice cream. Very few turn that down. Whatever works. B...
The "green whistle" Penthrox inhaler, an anesthetic drug used in ambulances for trauma-related pain, is also being trialed. Less commonly, some people choose to have their IUD inserted under twilight sedation which means staying in a day surgery or hospital for around four hours. While some fa...
I want to echo, from experience, what anon113057 wrote. Getting extremely agitated people who are not on an IV to take medication is a real challenge. But the rehab center where our relative lives chops the meds up and puts it into ice cream. Very few turn that down. Whatever works. B...