Patients who use cannabis required higher levels of sedation during gastric endoscopies than non-users, according to research to be presented at Digestive Disease Week (DDW) 2022. As cannabis is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

For many young patients and their parents, the most intimidating part of an upper endoscopy isn't the procedure, it's the anesthesia. To address this concern, Mercy Kids recently launched ...

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 ...

Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has launched sedation-free transnasal endoscopy at its Mercy Kids GI program in St. Louis, offering pediatric patients ages 5 and older upper digestive tract evaluations ...

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 ...