A recent article in the New York Times explored the growing use of anesthesiologist-administered anesthesia during colonoscopy and its impact on the cost of colonoscopy procedures. Traditionally, ...

Hawaii’s Largest Insurer has told physicians Propofol for colonoscopies should only be used for high-risk patients, according to a KITV.com report. In a written statement about Propofol, Hawaii ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps - a type of precancerous lesion that ...

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 ...

Propofol is used in the operating room to induce anesthesia. To maintain anesthesia, a continuous infusion of the agent via a separate syringe pump is the standard procedure for total intravenous ...

Background and Aim: The technical performance of colonoscopy performed in deeply sedated patients differs from that performed without sedation or under minimal to moderate sedation. The aim of this ...

A: Hospitals and doctors want you to be safe, and they don't want to get sued. You are required to get a ride home after a colonoscopy because the sedation they use, typically midazolam or propofol, ...

A recent article in the New York Times explored the growing use of anesthesiologist-administered anesthesia during colonoscopy and its impact on the cost of colonoscopy procedures. Traditionally, ...