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sedation

[si-dey-shuhn] / sɪˈdeɪ ʃən /




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The treatment can stop decay without drilling, injections, or sedation.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Researchers also tracked nausea, vomiting, sedation levels, and length of hospital stay.

From Science Daily May 20, 2026

The family of Adichie had accused the hospital of negligence, alleging that medics denied oxygen to her son and administered excessive sedation, which they say led to cardiac arrest.

From BBC Mar. 4, 2026

Once reserved for a hospital theatre and requiring a general anaesthetic, he now carries the face and neck lift without sedation in his clinic.

From BBC Oct. 10, 2025

But I had been kept under heavy sedation for the first few days and hadn’t managed to speak to my parents.

From "Ugly" by Robert Hoge

Maybe we are not so interested in perfection and its sedations after all.

From New York Times Nov. 11, 2021

For example, she says, using general anesthesia for a colonoscopy when lesser sedations are sufficient can add thousands of dollars to a patient’s bill.

From BusinessWeek Nov. 20, 2012




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