When questioned, 5% experienced no pain, 41% slight or mild pain, 34% moderate pain, and 20% severe pain. Seventy-three percent (n=58) were willing to undergo repeat colonoscopy without sedation, 10% (n=8) were undecided, and 18% (n=14) would request sedation. Pain severity was a ...
Ninety-three consecutive veterans who accepted on-demand sedation or scheduled no sedation. Usual air insufflation during colonoscope insertion. Medications were administered at the veteran's request. Twenty-three veterans chose scheduled unsedated colonoscopy; 22 were completed without sedation. Sedation ...
Deep sedation with propofol is a common and effective method for anesthesia during a colonoscopy. "Whenever possible, providers are willing to work with patients who request propofol. It is preferred by most patients and providers because the sedation is more effective as well as more efficient due...
Request PermissionsAbstract Article References Cited By View Full Article (HTML) Get PDF (87K) Keywords: Anaesthetics; intravenous; propofol Summary In this study, we evaluated safety and recovery using a patient maintained, target controlled infusion of propofol for sedation in 20 patients undergoing...
"Always ask ahead of time about the [healthcare providers] who will participate in your procedure and request that they be in-network. If you aren't given the choice of using an in-network anesthesiologist, this is through no fault of your own and can be appealed with your insurance," ...
It is also possible to have a colonoscopy performed under monitored anesthesia care. In that setting, a nurse anesthetist administers only sedation medication during the procedure. Here, too, you can request that the medication you receive not include a narcotic. ...
Construct deep learning models for colonoscopy quality control using different architectures and explore their decision-making mechanisms. A total of 4,189 colonoscopy images were collected from two medical centers, covering different levels of bowel cle
The datasets used and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.Abbreviations ASA: The American Society of Anesthesiologists BMI: Body mass index CS: Conscious Sedation DS: Deep Sedation ECG: Electrocardiogram HR: Heart Rate MAP: Mean...
The cecal intubation rate in unsedated patients was 81.6% and increased to 97.3% with the option of on-demand sedation. At multivariate analysis, factors significantly associated with the acceptance were no previous colonoscopy (OR 1.52; 95% CI, 1.10-2.11), absent/low level of anxiety (OR ...
Sedation level was assessed using a 6-point sedation scale, which was modified from the observer assessment of alertness and sedation scale (MOAA/S) (Table 2). The incidence and severity of injection pain were assessed using a four point scale 0 = no pain; 1 = mild pain; 2 ...