title: [Patient Monitoring and Associated Devices during Endoscopic Sedation].
abstract: Sedation is an essential component for gastrointestinal endoscopy. It allows patients to tolerate unpleasant endoscopic procedures by relieving anxiety, discomfort, or pain. It also reduces patient's risk of physical injury during endoscopic procedures, while providing the endoscopist with an adequate setting for a detailed examination. For the safety during endoscopic sedation, patient monitoring is crucial. Minimal monitoring requirements during endoscopic sedation are periodic assessment of blood pressure and application of continuous pulse oximetry. Continuous electrocardiography is recommended in selected patients with high risk for sedation or have cardiopulmonary diseases. Continuous supplemental oxygen is also recommended for endoscopic sedation. This study describes detailed monitoring and associated devices based on the current guidelines and recommendations from gastrointestinal society of America, Europe, and Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, Korea.
authors.forename: Sung Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Moon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Uijeongbu St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Uijeongbu, Korea.
authors.forename: Hyung Keun
authors.initials: HK
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
authors.forename: Dae Seong
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Myung
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea.
authors.forename: Soon Man
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Yoon
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea.
authors.forename: Won
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Moon
mesh_terms: D001785:Blood Gas Monitoring, Transcutaneous; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D056805:Consciousness Monitors; D004562:Electrocardiography; D016099:Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; D006801:Humans; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D010092:Oximetry
keywords: Conscious sedation; Device; Endoscopy; Monitoring; Patients