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. 2021 Aug 28;22(6):989–1002. doi: 10.1007/s40368-021-00660-z

Table 4.

Recommended Sedation records during and after sedation according to Wilson et al. (1990) and DSTG (2020)

Sedation techniques
IV Intravenous sedation
RA Inhalation sedation
O Oral sedation
TM Transmucosal
Sedation scoring
1 Fully awake and orientated
2 Drowsy
3 Eyes closed, responds promptly on verbal command
4 Eyes closed, rousable on mild physical stimulus
5 Eyes closed, unrousable on mild physical stimulus
Assessment of operating conditions
1 Good Patient fully cooperative with optimum degree of sedation
2 Fair Minimal interference from patient due to over/under sedation
3 Poor Operating difficult due to over/under sedation
4 Impossible Action taken (e.g., GA)
Recovery
Normal Within the timescale expected
Rapid Sooner than normal—action taken
Prolonged Longer than normal—action taken