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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There is increasing interest in sedation for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE). Prospective randomized studies comparing sedation properties and complications of propofol and midazolam/meperidine ...

Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital has become one of two hospitals in Southern California to implement transnasal endoscopy without sedation in children. Upper GI endoscopies with biopsies ...

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 issue of propofol administration by nonanesthesiologists for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy remains controversial. A recent study investigated the efficacy and safety of a novel computer-assisted ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EvoEndo ®, Inc. (“EvoEndo”) is proud to announce it continues to expand access to sedation-free TNE (Transnasal Endoscopy), making this vital, safer alternative available to ...

A presentation at the 2022 Digestive Disease Week showed evidence that cannabis consumers require higher levels of anesthesia in preparation for a gastric endoscopy. This diagnostic procedure involves ...