Outpatient Dismissal With a Responsible Adult Compared With Structured Solo Dismissal: A Retrospective Case-Control Comparison of Safety Outcomes

Objective: To test the hypothesis that patients dismissed alone in a sedation dismissal process (SDP) have no greater risk of adverse outcome compared with those who were dismissed with a responsible adult. Patients and Methods: We compared 2441 SDP patients undergoing 2703 procedures with 4923 uniq...

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Main Authors: David P. Martin, MD, PhD, Mary E. Warner, MD, Rebecca L. Johnson, MD, Marlea A. Judd, APRN, CRNA, DNP, Michael T. Walsh, MD, Andrew C. Hanson, BS, Darrell R. Schroeder, MS, Christopher M. Burkle, MD, JD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-09-01
Series:Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Innovations, Quality & Outcomes
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2542454818300493