| A survey of general anaesthesia, sedation and resuscitation in general dental practice. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 8885452 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The Poswillo Report, published in 1990, made recommendations regarding general anaesthesia (GA), sedation and resuscitation in dentistry. The aims of the present study were to examine the level of provision of GA and sedation by general dental practitioners (GDPs) a few years after the publication of the report, and to estimate the degree of compliance of GDPs with a number of its principal recommendations. In May 1994, a questionnaire was sent to 268 GDPs in two Scottish Health Boards, and a response rate of 80% was achieved. Thirteen per cent of respondents had treated GA cases during 1993-94 while 18% indicated that they had stopped providing a GA service since the immediate pre-Poswillo years. However, 91% had referred some patients elsewhere for treatment under GA. There was very little evidence of a replacement of GA by sedative techniques. The percentages of respondents using inhalation or intravenous sedation during the previous year were 9% and 27%, respectively. Almost all of the respondents reported that they had been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation and 60% stated that resuscitation exercises were practised at least once a year. While over 80% of the practitioners indicated that their dental surgeries stocked the emergency drugs recommended in the Poswillo Report, 12% expressed concern regarding the length and content of the drug list. |
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Authors:
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L M Macpherson; V I Binnie |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: British dental journal Volume: 181 ISSN: 0007-0610 ISO Abbreviation: Br Dent J Publication Date: 1996 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1996-12-05 Completed Date: 1996-12-05 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513219 Medline TA: Br Dent J Country: ENGLAND |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 199-203 Citation Subset: D; IM |
Affiliation:
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University of Glasgow Dental School. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Anesthesia, Dental*
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statistics & numerical data Anesthesia, General* / statistics & numerical data Anesthesia, Inhalation Anesthesia, Intravenous Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Conscious Sedation* / statistics & numerical data Emergencies General Practice, Dental Humans Hypnotics and Sedatives / administration & dosage Pharmaceutical Preparations Questionnaires Referral and Consultation / statistics & numerical data Resuscitation* / statistics & numerical data Scotland / epidemiology |
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0/Hypnotics and Sedatives; 0/Pharmaceutical Preparations |
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