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Procedures Suited to Sedation
Sedation with or without topical anaesthesia:
Upper gastrointestinal flexible endoscopy
Lower intestinal endoscopy
Flexible bronchoscopy
Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy
Transvaginal ovum retrieval and other in-vitro fertilisation procedures
Dermatology procedures e.g. removal of molluscum contagiosum, photodynamic therapy
Dermatological laser therapy
Cystoscopy
Arthroscopy and peripheral orthopaedic procedures
Dilatation and curettage, vaginal hysterectomy and repairs, perineal surgery
Herniorrhaphy, haemorrhoidectomy, EUA
Angiography, pacemaker insertion, vascular access catheters
Transurethral resection of tumours of the prostate
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