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	PURPOSE: To provide guidelines for patient management of all procedures requiring the use of sedation throughout the facility. DEFINITION: Sedation is produced by the administration of pharmacologic agents. The patient under sedation has a depressed level of consciousness, but retains the ability to maintain a patent airway independently and continuously, and respond purposefully to physical stimulation and/or command. The following are definitions for the four 4 levels of sedation and anesthesia: Minimal sedation anxiolysis: A drug-induced state during which patients respond normally to...
Second excerpt:
	...patient. Class II Mid-moderate systemic disturbance; may or may not be related to reason for surgery. Examples: hypertension, diabetes mellitus Class III Severe systemic disturbance. Examples: heart disease, poorly controlled hypertension Class IV Life threatening systemic disturbance. Examples: congestive heart failure, persistent angina pectoris Class V Moribund patient. Little chance for survival. Surgery is last resort. Examples: uncontrolled bleeding, ruptured abdominal...