Enteral Sedation Review Course

1. Enteral SedationReview Course

2. Stages of AnesthesiaA Continuum… • Stage I Analgesia/sedation • 3 planes of CNS depression—initial CNS effects of agent to the clinical endpoint of light to mild sedation and/or relaxation in the conscious patient. • Altered perception in time • Diminished perception of pain • Reduction in anxiety • Continually retaining the ability to respond appro. to physical stimulation/verbal commands • Any enteral sedation technique must not exceed Stage I of anesthesia

3. Stages of AnesthesiaA Continuum… • Stage II Delirium/Excitement • Much deeper level of CNS depression • Patient is clinically unconscious • May be combative or exhibit hyper-active or unusual jerky movements

4. Stages of AnesthesiaA Continuum… • Stage III Surgical Anesthesia • Most surgical procedures are performed in Stage III • Subdivided into 4 planes resulting in: • Deepening CNS depression • Diminished or loss of protective reflexes • Skeletal muscle relaxation • Will not respond to physical stimulation or verbal commands • May loose ability to maintain airway

5. Stages of AnesthesiaA Continuum… • Stage IV Medullary Paralysis/Death • Unconscious patient experiences the deepest level of CNS depression • Respiratory paralysis • Cardiac arrest • Clinical death

6. Conscious SedationObjectives and Techniques

7. Enteral vs. Parenteral

8. Mildly anxious pt Convenient route of administration Pharmacokinetics ADME Level of training Office requirements and staff training Greater anxiety levels Requires injection (IM or IV) Pharmacokinetics ADME Level of training Office requirements and staff training Enteral Parenteral

9. Single Drug Technique… • Advantages • Effective at appropriate level of anxiety • One drug to be knowledgeable about • Decreased incidence of drug interactions • Overdose– one drug to consider/reverse • Disadvantages • Not for the severely anxious patient • Less timing flexibility and specificity

10. Combination Drug Techniques… • More than one drug used to match the anticipated pain and anxiety levels of the patient • The simpler the combinations the safer the technique • What are the intent and the contributions of the various drugs employed?

11. Intent and Contributions of Agents… • Two basic components—sedation/hypnosis and analgesia • Sedation/hypnotic agent • Sedation vs hypnosis • Sedative agent should be regarded as the titratable agent • Analgesia • Not regarded as titratable • Administered in a low fixed dose to enhance analgesia and sedation • In a conscious sedation technique analgesia is achieved with effective local anesthesia

12. Selection of Agents… • Should be reversible • Relatively short acting • Provide minimal respiratory depression • Insidious at onset and not easily recognizable without PETCO2 • Pulse oximetry is a crude monitor of respiration if patient breathing room air • Supplemental O2 obscures the early detection of respiratory depression • Role of pulse oximetry with supplemental O2?

13. Selection of Agents… • Goal • Find a predictable and beneficial combination of drugs that: • Maximize the desirable features of the drugs • Minimize the undesirable side effects of the drugs

14. Oral Techniques… • Indications • Mildly apprehensive patient prior to appt • Pt unable to sleep evening prior to appt. • Bolus dose of drug with variable degrees of achieving desired sedation • May require additional sedative agents • N2O/O2

15. Intravenous Techniques… • Indications • Extremely apprehensive • Other lesser forms of sedation have failed • Perception by patient that the procedure is undesirable, painful or prolonged • Advantages • Can produce significant levels of amnesia, analgesia and control of secretions • Titratable rather than bolus administration

17. Intramuscular Techniques… • Indications: administration of: • Sedative agents • Analgesics • Antiinfectives • Emergency drugs • Disadvantages • Bolus administration based on patients size and weight • Variable sedative effects • Not recommended for the very young due to small muscle mass

18. Sites of IM Injections • Mid-deltoid • Vastus lateralis • Gluteal area

19. IM Technique… • 20-22 gauge 1-1½ inch length needle • Cleans the skin thoroughly with antiseptic • Hold tissue taut and insert needle • Aspirate • Inject slowly • Hold pressure on site to control bleeding and swelling

20. Injection Site Vastus Lateralis • Superior: a hands breadth below the greater trochanter • Inferior: a hands breadth above the knee • Mid-anterior thigh on the front • Mid-lateral thigh on the side

22. Injections SiteMid-Deltoid • Boundaries for injection • Superior: acromion • Inferior: point that corresponds with the axilla • Side: 1/3 of the way around the lateral aspect of the arm

23. Deltoid Technique

24. Deltoid Technique

25. Deltoid Technique

27. Injection Site Gluteal Region • Divide into quadrants • Use the upper-outer quadrant • Superior border is the posterior superior iliac spine

29. Other Techniques… • Rectal • Intra-buccal • Sublingual • Transmucosal • Transdermal • Nasal

30. Inhalation Techniques… • Any of the previously mentioned methods can be used with inhalational sedation (N2O/O2) • Allows titration of effect without using inappropriate dosages of a single agent