OPEN AIRWAY PROCEDURAL SEDATION

Course overview

OPEN AIRWAY PROCEDURAL SEDATION (OAPS) ALLOWS PRACTITIONERS TO PERFORM VARIOUS PROCEDURES IN DIFFERENT CLINICAL SETTINGS THAT WOULD OTHERWISE BE POORLY TOLERATED BY AWAKE PATIENTS. THERE IS CONSIDERABLE VARIABILITY IN THE PRACTICE OF OAPS DUE TO THE WIDE ARRAY OF PRACTITIONERS PERFORMING OAPS, THE PROCEDURES TAKING PLACE, AND THE SETTING IN WHICH IT IS BEING CARRIED OUT. HOWEVER, THE PRINCIPLES REMAIN UNCHANGED AND WILL THEREFORE BE THE FOCUS OF THIS ACTIVITY, WHICH WILL COVER IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS IN THE PRE-OPERATIVE ASSESSMENT OF PATIENTS PRIOR TO OAPS, REQUIRED EQUIPMENT, COMMON AGENTS AND TECHNIQUES UTILIZED DURING OAPS, AS WELL THE MANAGEMENT OF COMMON INTRA-OPERATIVE AND POST-OPERATIVE ISSUES ENCOUNTERED DURING OAPS.