Anesthesia for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures.
Traditionally, sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures was provided by the gastroenterologist. Increasingly, however, complex procedures are being performed on seriously ill patients. As a result, anesthesiologists now are providing anesthesia and sedation in the gastrointestinal endoscopy suite for many of these patients. This article reviews the challenges encountered in this environment and anesthetic techniques that can be used successfully for these procedures.
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Kentucky College of Medicine, 800 Rose Street, Lexington, KY 40536, USA. dgoul0@email.uky.edu
Daniel T
DT
Goulson
Regina Y
RY
Fragneto
D000700:Analgesics / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards; D000762:Anesthesia Recovery Period; D000768:Anesthesia, General / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D002760:Cholangiopancreatography, Endoscopic Retrograde; D003113:Colonoscopy; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends; D019160:Endosonography; D006801:Humans; D015742:Propofol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects
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