Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

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 ...

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 ...

In addition, the researchers found the mean total dose of propofol was significantly correlated with PSi during periods of PSi values <25 (R = 0.406, p = 0.021). Based on the study results, the ...

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, ...

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, ...

The issue of propofol administration by nonanesthesiologists for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy remains controversial. A recent study investigated the efficacy and safety of a novel computer-assisted ...

More gastroenterologists and insurance companies are beginning to prefer the sedative propofol over traditional sedation for colonoscopies, despite the increased cost, according to a report in The ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sedation is commonly used for routine colonoscopies, but is it always necessary and does it always need to be administered by an anesthesiologist? Perhaps not, argue two anesthesiologists. Joshua W.