5.4 Advanced behavior guidance Techniques—Continued
Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia—Risk Management
In addition to evaluating the qualifications of the anesthesia provider, the dentist must be involved with the following aspects of care to minimize risks for the child:
- Facilities and equipment
- Monitoring and documentation
- Selection of children using their medical history, physical status, and indications for anesthetic management
- Preoperative evaluation
- Appropriately trained support personnel
- Emergency medications, equipment, and protocols
- Preoperative and postoperative instructions
- Criteria and management of recovery and discharge
Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia—Continuous Quality Improvement
To reduce the chance of medical errors and to determine the root cause
of errors that occur, aspects of continuous quality improvement
are applied in the outpatient setting during the administration of deep
sedation and general anesthesia as described in the American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry’s Clinical
Guideline on the Elective Use of Minimal, Moderate, and Deep
Sedation and General Anesthesia .
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