Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . PHILADELPHIA – Minimal use of sedatives such as opiates minimizes risks during endoscopy in patients who are ...

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 ...

Though colonoscopy is often performed with anesthesia, a recent study published in the journal Gastroenterology has found sedation increases risk of complications. Here are five insights into the ...

Administering a lidocaine lollipop as a single-agent anesthetic to patients undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure eliminated the need for sedation in the majority of patients. Upper ...

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 ...

CMS plans to remove the value of moderate sedation from over 120 GI endoscopy codes, according to a report by the American Gastroenterological Association. 1. The new measure aims to prevent ...

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 ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. "We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these modifications," said ...