25 Tex. Admin. Code § 602.1

Current through Reg. 49, No. 43; October 25, 2024

Section 602.1 - Anesthesia Treatments and Procedures

(a) Epidural.

(1) Nerve damage.

(2) Persistent back pain.

(3) Headache.

(4) Bleeding/epidural hematoma.

(5) Infection.

(6) Medical necessity to convert to general anesthesia.

(7) Brain damage.

(8) Chronic pain.

(b) General.

(1) Permanent organ damage.

(2) Memory dysfunction/memory loss.

(3) Injury to vocal cords, teeth, lips, eyes.

(4) Awareness during the procedure.

(5) Brain damage.

(c) Spinal.

(1) Nerve damage.

(2) Persistent back pain.

(3) Bleeding/epidural hematoma.

(4) Infection.

(5) Medical necessity to convert to general anesthesia.

(6) Brain damage.

(7) Headache.

(8) Chronic pain.

(d) Regional block.

(1) Nerve damage.

(2) Persistent pain.

(3) Bleeding/hematoma.

(4) Infection.

(5) Medical necessity to convert to general anesthesia.

(6) Brain damage.

(e) Deep sedation.

(1) Memory dysfunction/memory loss.

(2) Medical necessity to convert to general anesthesia.

(3) Permanent organ damage.

(4) Brain damage.

(f) Moderate sedation.

(1) Memory dysfunction/memory loss.

(2) Medical necessity to convert to general anesthesia.

(3) Permanent organ damage.

(4) Brain damage.

(g) Prenatal/Early Childhood Anesthesia. Potential long-term negative effects on memory, behavior, and learning with prolonged or repeated exposure to general anesthesia/moderate sedation/deep sedation during pregnancy and in early childhood.

25 Tex. Admin. Code § 602.1

Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 51, December 22, 2023, TexReg 7985, eff. 12/26/2023