Patients: 300 patients referred for elective cardioversion of persistent atrial fibrillation. Interventions: Pre-procedure evaluations (history, physical examination, blood tests), consent, sedation ...

In untrained hands, propofol can be dangerous, even deadly; administration to a nonventilated patient by a practitioner who is not trained in the use of drugs that can cause deep sedation and ...

Patients with OSA undergoing procedural sedation in ambulatory settings were over 3 times as likely to require airway maneuvers/interventions than those without OSA. People with obstructive sleep ...

Nicholas P. Gall, M.Sc., M.D., M.R.C.P.; Francis D. Murgatroyd, M.A., F.R.C.P., F.A.C.C. From these and subsequent studies, it became clear that cardioversion was ...