MAC anesthesia — also called monitored anesthesia care or MAC — is a type of sedation during which a patient is aware and able to breathe on their own. MAC is typically used for outpatient ...

Results published in Journal of Hand Surgery showed monitored anesthesia care for carpal tunnel release was 35% more costly ...

Monitored anesthesia care was introduced in 1986 to improve the previous term, “anesthesia standby.” It was intended to define the clinical situation where a patient’s medical status required an ...

It’s a necessity. The unintended consequences MAC isn’t just increasing in GI—it’s exploding. When I was in training in the 90’s I saw exactly one patient receive propofol. Studies have shown that MAC ...

Procedural success at 30 days was 46%. There were four patients who needed a new pacemaker during the procedure, three of them during transatrial procedures. At 30 days, one ViR and one MAC patient ...

MAC stands for monitored anesthesia care. It involves administering drugs to help people feel comfortable during outpatient procedures that check for or treat disease. After receiving MAC, a ...