What medication is used for deep sedation?

Propofol is a hypnotic sedative agent used in both adults and children. Often an anesthesiologist is required to administer propofol and monitor its use because of the deep sedation it can induce.

What kind of sedation is MAC?

Also known as monitored anesthesia care or conscious sedation, MAC anesthesia is a type of sedation where you remain aware of your surroundings and stay calm. The anesthetist administers it through an IV into the skin and muscle around the area on which surgery will be performed.

Is MAC deep sedation?

General anesthesia is often the first choice for surgical procedures, but even when MAC, rather than general anesthesia, is chosen, this deepest level of sedation is always an option, whether intentionally induced or not.

Is MAC sedation the same as general anesthesia?

General anesthesia refers to patients that are completely asleep and have an endotracheal tube down the throat. MAC anesthesia (Monitored Anesthesia Care) refers to patients that are not completely asleep (various levels of sedation) and were not intubated.

Can you talk during conscious sedation?

Patients who receive conscious sedation are usually able to speak and respond to verbal cues throughout the procedure, communicating any discomfort they may experience to the provider. A brief period of amnesia may erase any memory of the procedures. Conscious sedation does not last long, but it may make you drowsy.

What is the difference between MAC and conscious sedation?

Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC), also known as conscious sedation or twilight sleep, is a type of sedation that is administered through an IV to make a patient sleepy and calm during a procedure. The patient is typically awake, but groggy, and are able to follow instructions as needed.

Is MAC sedation safe?

Sedation during MAC may be considered safer than that of general anesthesia in that less drugs are typically administered. However, the application of sedatives and analgesics should be titrated to avoid central respiratory depression and airway obstruction, since the airway of the patient is not secured during MAC.

Do you talk during twilight sedation?

Patients do not talk during the anaesthetic while they are unconscious, but it is not uncommon for them to do so during emergence from anaesthesia.

Do you talk during conscious sedation?

Patients who receive conscious sedation are usually able to speak and respond to verbal cues throughout the procedure, communicating any discomfort they may experience to the provider. A brief period of amnesia may erase any memory of the procedures.

Can you feel anything during conscious sedation?

What is conscious sedation? During a procedure, conscious sedation lets you stay awake and aware, without feeling discomfort and without the stronger side effects and dangers of general anesthesia. Some patients may experience brief periods of sleep.