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TITLE 25HEALTH SERVICES
PART 7TEXAS MEDICAL DISCLOSURE PANEL
CHAPTER 602PROCEDURE REQUIRING FULL DISCLOSURE OF SPECIFIC RISKS AND HAZARDS--LIST A
RULE §602.1Anesthesia 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.


Source Note: The provisions of this §602.1 adopted to be effective December 26, 2023, 48 TexReg 7985

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