Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists

Developed by the American Society of Anesthesiologists Task Force on Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists: Jeffrey B. Gross, M.D. (Chair), Farmington, CT; Peter L. Bailey, M.D., Rochester, NY; Richard T. Connis, Ph.D., Woodinville, WA; Charles J. Coté, M.D., Chicago, IL; Fred G. Davis, M.D., Burlington, MA; Burton S. Epstein, M.D., Washington, DC; Lesley Gilbertson, M.D., Boston, MA; David G. Nickinovich, Ph.D., Bellevue, WA; John M. Zerwas, M.D., Houston, TX; Gregory Zuccaro, Jr., M.D., Cleveland, OH.ANESTHESIOLOGISTS possess specific expertise in the pharmacology, physiology, and clinical management of patients receiving sedation and analgesia. For this reason, they are frequently called on to…