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 ...

Nicklaus Children's Hospital is the first in South Florida to offer a new sedation-free procedure to evaluate the upper ...

Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has introduced a sedation-free procedure to evaluate the upper digestive tract in pediatric patients, becoming the first in South Florida to do so. The ...

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 ...

Sedation is the drug-induced reduction of a patient's consciousness. The aim of sedation in endoscopic procedures is to increase the patient's comfort and to improve endoscopic performance, especially ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Use of GLP-1s or glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide agonists before upper endoscopy significantly increased the risk for residual gastric volume, according to data published in JAMA Internal ...