Members of the medical community, certain medical device manufacturers and government regulatory agencies are allowing patients to spend an extra $15 billion dollars a year by allowing unnecessary, ...

The use of an evidence-based sedation protocol for endoscopic procedures improves the quality of practice and reduces the incidence of sedation-related adverse events, according to a new article. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released updated guidelines on the use of sedation and ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- When your doctor says he needs to look inside your esophagus and stomach, that usually means deep sedation and a scope down your throat. Now, a new less-daunting option for ...

Gastric endoscopy patients who use cannabis require higher levels of sedation than non-users, research presented at Digestive Disease Week on May 21 found. Researchers studied 419 adult outpatients ...

A series of 32 position statements pertaining to sedation in digestive endoscopy were prepared by an eight-member panel that was selected by the meeting's organizers, Drs Anthony Axon and Spiros Ladas ...

Sedation practices in gastrointestinal endoscopy are crucial for ensuring patient comfort and safety during procedures such as gastroscopy and endoscopic variceal ligation. Recent research has focused ...

CMS began looking to separate moderate sedation services from procedure codes in all specialties back in 2014, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a statement by ACG, AGA and ASGE. The ...

WORCESTER — The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The insurer changed its policy, ...