Anesthesiologist-managed sedation for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: Experience at the University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital

Providing sedation and analgesia to patients undergoing endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is challenging because of patient position, procedure duration, and depth of sedation required. Conventionally, sedation for ERCP is managed by endoscopists with intravenously administered benzodiazepines and opioids. With increasing complexity of ERCP procedures, there is a trend to involve anesthesiologists to provide sedation and anesthesia. Anesthesiologists are able to provide general anesthesia in failed sedation.
Source: Techniques in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy - Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Source Type: research