Interventional Radiology: Adjunctive Medication and Monitoring

Adjunctive medical therapy should increase the patient's comfort and further reduce risks from procedures. In order to fulfil responsibility to the patients, a profound knowledge of certain drugs is indispensable. This includes, for example, sedatives, analgesics, cardiovascular drugs and agents to prevent infections or thromboembolic complications and restenoses. Moreover, a good monitoring system during complex procedures will increase the safety of radiological interventions. All of these topics are outlined in this volume.