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Inhalation sedation
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<p>Inhalation sedation is a form of <a href="/facts/Conscious_sedation/Xt3HRwlz">conscious sedation</a> where an inhaled drug should: </p> <ol><li>Depress the <a href="/facts/Central_nervous_system/k8I6To97">central nervous system</a> (CNS) to an extent that surgeons can operate with minimal physiological and psychological stress to the patient</li> <li>Modify the patient's state of mind such that communication is maintained and the patient can respond to verbal command</li> <li>Carry a margin of safety wide enough to render the unintended loss of <a href="/facts/Consciousness/IAxmgt6c">consciousness</a> and loss of protective reflexes unlikely.</li></ol>