Safety of Nurse‐Administered Deep Sedation for Defibrillator Implantation in the Electrophysiology Laboratory

Abstract

(1) adequate sedation for ICD implantation and testing can be administered safely by nursing staff in the EP lab; (2) optimum sedation protocols should include drugs easy to reverse in case of excessive respiratory depression; and (3) this may represent a more cost-effective approach to ICD implantation.