Patients appreciate premedication for endoscopy.
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy without sedation by means of a small diameter (9 mm) instrument is feasible but patients often remember the procedure as unpleasant, do not wish to have it repeated, and compare it unfavourably with a barium meal. In contrast, endoscopy with a larger instrument (13 mm) after diazepam sedation is usually well tolerated and often regarded as no more uncomfortable than a barium meal. Even when a narrow instrument is used, patients still benefit from premedication with diazepam, although return to normal activity is slower because of drowsiness.
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003975:Diazepam / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019723:Endoscopes; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D005767:Gastrointestinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011292:Premedication; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
D001466:Barium Sulfate; D003975:Diazepam