Bariatric surgery describes any procedure that helps promote weight loss in severely obese patients who are unable to lose weight using traditional methods or who suffer from serious obesity-related health problems. The operation restricts food intake and, in some procedures, interrupts the...

According to The Joint Commission (TJC) and the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA), moderate sedation (sometimes referred to as conscious sedation) is a drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by...

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