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* When discussing the case with IR, the ED provider needs to clarify if the patient will require sedation for the procedure and communicate this plan to the ED bedside nurse
* Two pathways from the ED:
** '''Patient requires sedation''' for the procedure – they will be '''recovered in the PACU'''
*** If patient is being discharged, the patient will be DC’d from PACU
*** If patient is being admitted, the patient will go to their assigned inpatient room or board in the PACU
**** Exceptions:
***** If the patient needs HD after fistula or TDC procedure, they will return to the ED for HD
***** If patient is OOP and needs transfer after recovery, patient should return to the ED post-recovery for arrangement of transfer
** '''Patient does not require sedation''' for the procedure
*** They will be '''returned to the ED after the procedure'''