The worldwide safety experience of endoscopist-administered propofol sedation now exceeds 600,000 patients. The low rate of serious adverse events underscores the safety of ...

Q: Propofol is increasingly used in GI procedures, especially colonoscopy, and is often thought of as adding a level of patient comfort and satisfaction. With the recent developments in the propofol ...

Researchers found balanced propofol sedation, consisting of propofol in combination with midazolam and meperidine, resulted in improved provider and patient satisfaction over conventional sedation ...

The adequate sedation of elderly patients undergoing endoscopy presents particular challenges. Intravenous benzodiazepines such as midazolam are frequently chosen for endoscopic procedures, but their ...

Propofol sedation by nonanesthesiologists is still a highly controversial issue despite the fact that numerous studies have approved this sedation regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy. A new ...

WASHINGTON, DC — A computer-assisted personalized sedation device that delivers propofol during routine endoscopic procedures is getting a thumbs up from practitioners, according to an early clinical ...

SAN ANTONIO -- A novel airway management device had good results improving the safety of sedated gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopic procedures, based on randomized data. The Combo endoscopy ...

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The FDA has given pre-market approval to Ethicon Endo-Surgery’s Sedasys for its computer-assisted personalized sedation system, the SEDASYS System. The system provides intravenous administration of ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Given a choice, most doctors and nurses who perform colonoscopy would choose to be fully anesthetized when undergoing the procedure themselves - unless they had to pay full ...