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sedation

[si-dey-shuhn] / sɪˈdeɪ ʃən /




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GAE typically takes between one and two hours and is performed under conscious sedation.

From Science Daily Jun. 23, 2026

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

From Science Daily May 20, 2026

With sedation, that could add £700 to a bill.

From BBC Jan. 12, 2026

Kotcheff’s daughter Kate Kotcheff said via email that he died peacefully while under sedation Thursday night in a hospital in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

He drew solace and sedation from her nearness.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

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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