The practice of endoscopic sedation requires a thorough understanding of preprocedural assessment, sedation pharmacology, intraprocedure monitoring, adverse event management, and postprocedural care. The training process has become increasingly standardized and…
The role of the anesthesia service in sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy (GIE) has been steadily increasing. The goals of preprocedural assessment are determined by the specific details of the procedure,…
John J. Vargo, MD, MPH, AGAF, FACP, FACG, FASGE, Editor There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. This issue of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy…
Charles J. Lightdale, MD, Consulting Editor Ask any endoscopist to dream of an ideal sedation regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy, and we all give the same description. It would have a…
GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA www.giendo.theclinics.com Consulting Editor CHARLES J. LIGHTDALE July 2016 • Volume 26 • Number 3 Related posts: Preprocedural Assessment for Sedation in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Endoscopic…
