title: Efficiency issues in sedation and monitoring.
abstract: Sedation and monitoring are key elements of the endoscopy process. There continues to be intense study of better methods for sedation and monitoring to improve the endoscopic "experience" for both patient and physicians alike. Our current practices will likely change in the future with technologic advances (monitoring) and expansion of our pharmacologic armamentarium (sedation).
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, 1530 3rd Avenue South, ZRB 633, Birmingham, AL 35294-0007, USA. melw@uab.edu
authors.forename: Charles M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Wilcox
mesh_terms: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D002983:Clinical Competence; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000592:standards*; D015742:Propofol
chemical_list: D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol