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Would a patient be sedated by gas for a blood draw?

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Sedation: Yes, that is possible. But no sage physician would do that. The inherent risks outweighs the benefit.

Answered 7/30/2013

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Dr. John Sampson answered

Specializes in Anesthesiology

Anesth for blood dra: Unless you have michael jackson level money it is unlikely that you will ever find someone willing to take the serious risk of giving inhaled anesthetics (gas) for a blood draw.

Dr Parvez agreed

Answered 9/28/2016

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