title: [Preparation for digestive endoscopies].
abstract: Endoscopic examinations are extremely valuable methods of exploration or even treatment in hepato-gastroenterology. Preparation for these examinations may be very simple in the case of oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy, since all that is required of the patients is to be fasting. In exploration of the colon, preparation is longer and more meticulous, and its quality will to a great extent condition the quality of the diagnosis obtained. Whenever endoscopic examinations are complemented by treatment, the precautions to be taken are sometimes more important and may amount to preoperative evaluation, including prophylactic antibiotic therapy. Pre-endoscopic preparation must also take into account some particular cases, such as patients with cardiac valve or children. The general practitioner plays a very important role in informing his patients about to undergo an endoscopic exploration or treatment. He must also tell them that precautions must be taken after endoscopy, notably in case of non-general anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Département d'hépatogastro-entérologie, Institut Arnault-Tzanck, Saint-Laurent-du-Var.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Rey
mesh_terms: D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011292:Premedication; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011383:Progressive Patient Care