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MeSH Heading: Procedural Sedation
Tree Number(s): E03.250
Unique ID: D016292
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016292
Annotation: coordinate IM with specific procedure (IM) or specific sedative, analgesic or anesthetic (IM with no qualifiers)
Scope Note: A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway.
Entry Term(s): Conscious Sedation; Moderate Sedation; Sedation, Conscious; Sedation, Moderate
Previous Indexing: Anesthesia, Dental (1973-1990); Preanesthetic Medication (1980-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 2026; see CONSCIOUS SEDATION 1991-2025; DENTAL SEDATION was see CONSCIOUS SEDATION 1991-1992
History Note: 2026 (1991); use CONSCIOUS SEDATION 1991-2025; DENTAL SEDATION was see CONSCIOUS SEDATION 1991-1992
Date Introduced: 1991/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects (AE)

classification (CL)

economics (EC)

ethics (ES)

history (HI)

instrumentation (IS)

methods (MT)

mortality (MO)

nursing (NU)

psychology (PX)

standards (ST)

statistics & numerical data (SN)

trends (TD)

veterinary (VE)

Concept UI: M0024899
Scope Note: A drug-induced depression of consciousness during which patients respond purposefully to verbal commands, either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation. No interventions are required to maintain a patent airway.
Terms: Procedural Sedation Preferred Term
Term UI T001149319
Date07/15/2025
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Conscious Sedation
Term UI T048572
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Moderate Sedation
Term UI T693840
Date03/16/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008); Sedation, Conscious
Term UI T048571
Date04/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991); Sedation, Moderate
Term UI T693841
Date03/16/2007
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2008)

Procedural Sedation MeSH Descriptor Data 2026