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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...