title: Nonoperating room anesthesia for the gastrointestinal endoscopy suite.
abstract: Anesthesia services are increasingly being requested for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy procedures. The preparation of the patients is different from the traditional operating room practice. The responsibility to optimize comorbid conditions is also unclear. The anesthetic techniques are unique to the procedures, as are the likely events that require intervention by the anesthesia team. The postprocedure care is also unique. The future needs for anesthesia services in GI endoscopy suite are likely to expand with further developments of the technology.
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. Electronic address: tetzlaj@ccf.org.
authors.forename: John E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Tetzlaff
authors.affiliation: Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: John J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vargo
authors.affiliation: Department of General Anesthesia, Anesthesiology Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Walter
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Maurer
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000379:methods; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System / Q000379:methods; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans
keywords: Anesthesia; Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Monitoring; Propofol; Sedation