Anesthesia for Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures

Daniel T. Goulson, Regina Y. Fragneto

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Abstract

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.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)421-435
Number of pages15
JournalPerioperative Nursing Clinics
Volume4
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2009

Keywords

  • Anesthesia
  • Colonoscopy
  • Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
  • Endoscopic ultrasonography
  • Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
  • Sedation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Medical–Surgical

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