Is Anaesthesia Necessary During Angiography?

Posted on Sat, 17 May 2014

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Sat, 17 May 2014 Answered on

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Question : do they put you to sleep when doing a angiogram?

Answered by Dr. Indu Kumar (36 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Only light sedation is given during the procedure.

Detailed Answer:
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Most angiography procedures are carried out using local anaesthesia to numb the area of skin where the catheter is going to be inserted. Only light sedation is required.Mild sedative such as diazepam is given to relax the patient and relieve anxiety.
Depending on the complexity of the investigation,angiography procedure can take 20 to 90 minutes.

General anaesthesia is required in Pediatric(child) cases only.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar