GI endoscopists and gastroenterology nurses who assist with endoscopic procedures can now access a new online resource which will provide them with the latest information on endoscopic sedation. The ...

A series of 32 position statements pertaining to sedation in digestive endoscopy were prepared by an eight-member panel that was selected by the meeting's organizers, Drs Anthony Axon and Spiros Ladas ...

Gastric endoscopy patients who use cannabis require higher levels of sedation than non-users, research presented at Digestive Disease Week on May 21 found. Researchers studied 419 adult outpatients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released updated guidelines on the use of sedation and ...

The use of an evidence-based sedation protocol for endoscopic procedures improves the quality of practice and reduces the incidence of sedation-related adverse events, according to a new article. The ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When your doctor says he needs to look inside your esophagus and stomach, that usually means deep sedation and a scope down your throat. Now, a new less-daunting option for ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

Propofol sedation by nonanesthesiologists is still a highly controversial issue despite the fact that numerous studies have approved this sedation regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy. A new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN DIEGO — Baseline cannabinoid use associated with the need for increased sedation among patients who ...

In nurse-administered propofol sedation (NAPS), a nurse working under the supervision of an endoscopist is delegated responsibility for administration of propofol to a patient and monitoring their ...

Upper endoscopy is the most fundamental test to diagnose diseases of the esophagus, stomach and the duodenum (for example, gastric cancer, gastric ulcers, duodenal ulcers and esophagitis). Unlike ...