What is conscious sedation in IVF explained by a Doctor 🤔
Channel: Vitalab Fertility Clinic - Sandton and Umhlanga
Date: 2020-12-31

What is conscious sedation in IVF explained by a Doctor.

Dr Thys Heyns explains the sedation process during egg / oocyte retrieval for your IVF Journey. 

Hi , my name is Dr Thys Heyns I am a qualified sedation practitioner working at Vitalab.
The purpose of the video is to explain the sedation process during your egg retrieval procedure at Vitalab.
The oocyte retrieval is a short procedure and the aim of the sedation is to make it a comfortable , safe and pleasant experience.
When you arrive at the clinic you will be admitted and one of our qualified nurses will put up a intravenous line through which you will be given pain medication and the sedation drugs later in theatre.
You will be handed a consent form to read through and sign. The sedation doctor will see you before the procedure to take a clinical history and answer any questions you may have 
You will then be escorted to theatre for the procedure.
In theatre you will be connected to all the monitoring devices so we can safely keep track of your vital signs throughout the sedation.
During the procedure your consciousness will be suppressed and pain managed by intravenous drugs. It is not a general anaesthetic so you will not be intubated. Throughout the procedure you will breath on your own while being closely monitored by the sedation doctor.
It is important to understand that you won’t feel or remember anything. 
After the procedure you will return to the ward where the nursing staff will monitor your recovery  until you are ready for discharge.
Please note that you are not allowed to drive home yourself so make arrangements for someone to collect you from the clinic.
Vitalab and the sedation practitioners working at the clinic are accredited with the South African Society of Sedation Practitioners. 
At Vitalab we always put our patients first. Your care , safety and overall experience is extremely important to us.
If you have any questions please contact us at Vitalab and for other informative videos follow our YouTube channel.

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Vitalab is a Johannesburg and Umhlanga based fertility clinic that has been committed to helping couples build families since 1984. We have pioneered a wholesome approach to fertility, supporting our patients medically, physically and emotionally. We do everything in our power to ensure you arrive as a patient and leave as a parent, at both our Branches.
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