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 Baltimore City jury returned a verdict of over $8 million in favor of the family of a 43-year-old man who died following a ...

There remains variation in practice and concerns regarding sedation use during pregnancy. The aim of this study was to review the safety of endoscopy during pregnancy in women with PHT. Methods Data ...

A jury in Baltimore has awarded more than $8 million to the family of a man who died following a routine endoscopy procedure. According to an April 16 news release by Washington-based Nace Law Group, ...

(For sedation of intubated ... of insurers to reimburse anesthesia care for some procedures such as diagnostic endoscopy has increased the use of nurse-administered propofol.( ...

A doctor or specialist nurse looks at the pictures from the data recorder to help find out the cause of your symptoms. A small bowel capsule endoscopy can examine the part of the bowel that other ...

A: Various things increase your risk, but age is a big one. As we grow older, the risk of colon cancer increases. This is why it’s important to start screening at the age of 45 for people with average ...

World Health Day 2025 serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of health in shaping our future. This year's theme ...

Bacteraemia is common following some forms of gastrointestinal endoscopic therapy, such as dilatation or injection sclerotherapy, and can occur with diagnostic endoscopy alone. Fortunately ...

One solution to a critical shortage of anesthesiologists in Canada could lie with increasing the ranks of anesthesia ...