Cardiovascular and interventional radiology
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Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jul 2000
Multicenter Study Comparative StudyAnesthesia practice and clinical trends in interventional radiology: a European survey.
To determine current European practice in interventional radiology regarding nursing care, anesthesia, and clinical care trends. ⋯ This survey shows clear differences in the use of sedation for vascular and visceral interventional procedures. Many, often complex, procedures are performed at the awake/alert level of sedation in Europe, whereas deeper levels of sedation are used in the United States. Trends toward making interventional radiology a clinical specialty are evident, with 51% of respondents having day case beds, and 30% having inpatient beds.