title: Peri-procedure pharmacotherapy, preparation, and infection control.
abstract: Minimizing endoscopic complications includes attention to the details about each patient's current medical condition before they undergo an invasive procedure. This article focuses on critical issues about proper preparation for endoscopic procedures and examines potential modifications to a patient's medical regimen near the time of an endoscopic procedure, highlighting recently published standards and guidelines. This article also reviews important issues related to infection control in endoscopy.
authors.affiliation: Division of Gastroenterology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467, USA. dgreenwa@montefiore.org
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Greenwald
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000925:Anticoagulants / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011300:Preoperative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011379:Prognosis; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000925:Anticoagulants