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How are versed sedation and general anesthesia different?

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Dr. Ionel Rad answered

1 vs many drugs: Versed sedation is used when there is a procedure with minimal surgery or when local is used a lot. There is a relative high incidence (compared with general) of patients remembering parts of the procedure.

Answered 6/19/2019

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