title: Sedation in the Ambulatory Endoscopy Center: Optimizing Safety, Expectations and Throughput.
abstract: In the United States, sedation and analgesia are the standard of practice when endoscopic procedures are performed in the ambulatory endoscopy center. Over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic shift of endoscopic procedures from the hospital outpatient department to ambulatory endoscopy centers. This article will discuss sedation and analgesia in the ambulatory endoscopy center as it relates to optimizing safety, patient expectations, and efficiency.
authors.affiliation: Rockford Gastroenterology Associates, Ltd, 401 Roxbury Road, Rockford, IL 61107, USA; Department of Medicine, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford, 1601 Parkview Avenue, Rockford, IL 61107, USA. Electronic address: joevicari@msn.com.
authors.forename: Joseph J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Vicari
mesh_terms: D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities; D000701:Analgesics, Opioid / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000931:Antidotes / Q000627:therapeutic use; D001569:Benzodiazepines / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016292:Procedural Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D054810:Deep Sedation / Q000379:methods*; D004526:Efficiency; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal / Q000379:methods*; D005442:Flumazenil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016343:Monitoring, Intraoperative / Q000379:methods*; D009270:Naloxone / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D061214:Patient Safety; D015742:Propofol / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000701:Analgesics, Opioid; D000931:Antidotes; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D009292:Narcotic Antagonists; D001569:Benzodiazepines; D009270:Naloxone; D005442:Flumazenil; D015742:Propofol
keywords: Efficiency; Medication; Optimizing safety; Patient expectations; Patient monitoring