Goals and benefits of sedation

Goals of conscious sedation and analgesia:

 

• Maximise your safety and comfort

• Minimise your discomfort and anxiety

• Maximise success of the procedure

• Minimise your recovery time

• Maximise cost effectiveness of your treatment

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Benefits of sedation:

 

• Comfortable, practical, co-operative and convenient for you and the surgeon

• Safe due to lower levels of medication administered 

• Time saving due to your quick recovery and eliminated need for hospital admission

• Economical since you will have no hospital stay, less side effects, and minimal time off work