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Editorial
. 2010 May 28;16(20):2451-7.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i20.2451.

Sedation and analgesia in gastrointestinal endoscopy: what's new?

Lorella Fanti, Pier-Alberto Testoni
Editorial

Sedation and analgesia in gastrointestinal endoscopy: what's new?

Lorella Fanti et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

Various types of sedation and analgesia technique have been used during gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures. The best methods for analgesia and sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopy are still debated. Providing an adequate regimen of sedation/analgesia might be considered an art, influencing several aspects of endoscopic procedures: the quality of the examination, the patient's cooperation and the patient's and physician's satisfaction with the sedation. The properties of a model sedative agent for endoscopy would include rapid onset and offset of action, analgesic and anxiolytic effects, ease of titration to desired level of sedation, rapid recovery and an excellent safety profile. Therefore there is an impulse for development of new approaches to endoscopic sedation. This article provides an update on the methods of sedation today available and future directions in endoscopic sedation.

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