Deep sedation

A drug‐induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation. The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function may be impaired.


A depressed level of consciousness produced by medications that suppress anxiety, awareness, memory, or pain, in which a patient may not be able to protect his own airway, arouse easily, or respond purposefully to verbal commands or physical stimulation.


 


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