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Performance Improvement Project Implementing Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice Simulation To Improve Team Performance During Administration Of Moderate Sedation By Non-Anesthesia Providers In The Interventional Platform, John Kost, Matthew Snyder

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A steady increase in procedures in interventional platforms has required the administration of moderate sedation and analgesia by non-anesthesia providers. Of concern is managing the delicate balance between different levels of sedation on a continuum to ensure safe and effective care. Moderate sedation achieves suppression of consciousness while maintaining a patent airway and intrinsic respiratory drive compared to deep sedation where airway patency and respiratory function can be compromised. Administration of moderate sedation by non-anesthesia providers in interventional platforms leads to a higher rate of procedural complications. Rapid Cycle Deliberate Practice (RCDP) simulation will be utilized to educate non-anesthesia providers …