CMS plans to remove the value of moderate sedation from over 120 GI endoscopy codes, according to a report by the American Gastroenterological Association. 1. The new measure aims to prevent ...
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 ...
EvoEndo®, Inc. (EvoEndo) announces that Children’s of Alabama has now completed over 150 Sedation-Free Transnasal Endoscopies (TNE) using the EvoEndo® Single-Use Endoscopy System. Children’s of ...
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 ...
Endoscopy is a very important diagnostic and therapeutic tool in medical practice, offering invaluable insights into gastro-intestinal health. Despite its significant benefits, endoscopy is an ...
This 1-year single-center, prospective, study included outpatients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy. Exclusion criteria included the administration of general anesthesia and endoscopy performed ...
Researchers from Korea report that, compared with conventional sedation, balanced propofol sedation (BPS) using propofol in combination with midazolam and meperidine, provided higher health care ...