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Sedation and Anesthesia for Off-Site Imaging and Interventional Radiology

Anesthesia Implications

Clinically reviewed by anesthesia providers · Updated

Position : Supine, Prone, Lateral, arms tucked
Time : 1-2 hours (average)
Blood Loss : Low (10-50 ml)
Post-op Pain : Minimal (0-3)
Maintenance Paralytic : Not routine; reasonable when absolute immobility under general anesthesia is what the imaging requires.
Considerations : Off-site, Fluoroscopy / Xray

Anesthetic Approaches

1MAC, Conscious Sedation
2GETT
3GLMA
The Surgery

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