• Anesthesia progress · Jan 2002

    Average recovery time from a standardized intravenous sedation protocol and standardized discharge criteria in the general dental practice setting.

    • A J Lepere and L M Slack-Smith.
    • Faculty of Dentistry, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
    • Anesth Prog. 2002 Jan 1; 49 (3): 77-81.

    AbstractIntravenous sedation has been used in dentistry for many years because of its perceived advantages over general anesthesia, including shorter recovery times. However, there is limited literature available on recovery from intravenous dental sedation, particularly in the private general practice setting. The aim of this study was to describe the recovery times when sedation was conducted in private dental practice and to consider this in relation to age, weight, procedure type, and procedure time. The data were extracted from the intravenous sedation records available with 1 general anesthesia-trained dental practitioner who provides ambulatory sedation services to a number of private general dental practices in the Perth, Western Australia Metropolitan Area. Standardized intravenous sedation techniques as well as clear standardized discharge criteria were utilized. The sedatives used were fentanyl, midazolam, and propofol. Results from 85 patients produced an average recovery time of 19 minutes. Recovery time was not associated with the type or length of dental procedures performed.

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