Find information on the most commonly used sedation medications and regimens so you can anticipate a wide range of patient responses and ensure their safe and effective administration. Further explore new administration methods and technologies that increase safety, satisfaction and efficiency.

Understand the general principles of sedation, including incremental dosing, synergistic effects, onset of action, intravenous access, reversal agents, and use of supplemental oxygen.

Explore commonly used sedative and analgesic agents that may be used separately or in combination to facilitate endoscopic procedures.

Learn more about the policies and conditions under which non-anesthesiology physicians and registered nurses administer propofol, including both NAPS (Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation) and Gastroenterologist-directed propofol. 

Explore technological advancements that have the potential to improve patient safety, increase patient and clinician satisfaction, and boost practice efficiency.

• Computer-assisted Personalized Sedation (CAPS)
• Patient-controlled Analgesia/Sedation (PCA/S)
• Target Controlled Infusion (TCI)