Sedation practices in gastrointestinal endoscopy are crucial for ensuring patient comfort and safety during procedures such as gastroscopy and endoscopic variceal ligation. Recent research has focused ...

The national gastroenterology societies have announced they have issued a new document on sedation training for gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a news release (pdf). The Multisociety Sedation ...

The national gastroenterology societies have issued a new document on sedation training for gastrointestinal endoscopy. The Multisociety Sedation Curriculum for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (MSCGE) grew ...

A pivotal trial in which physician/nurse teams used the SEDASYS System indicates reduced risk of over-sedation with propofol in patients undergoing colonoscopy and EGD. The study included 1,000 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Study suggests that patients on diabetes and weight management medications may benefit from longer fasting periods before sedative exams like endoscopy D'Or Institute for Research and Education A ...

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 ...

Endoscopy is a way to examine your digestive tract with a camera, called an endoscope. The endoscope is a flexible tube with a light and the camera attached. Through this state-of-the-art technology, ...

Doctors may perform an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy to diagnose and help treat stomach ulcers. During the procedure, a healthcare professional inserts an endoscope through the mouth and into the ...