Karl Kristiansen, MD
Orlando, Fla.—Gastroenterologist-led sedation could lead to unsafe ventilatory effects that reach perilous levels.
In an observational study, researchers from the University of Vermont College of Medicine (UVCM), in Burlington, used a noninvasive ventilatory monitor to quantify the degree of respiratory depression in patients undergoing colonoscopy with GI-administered sedation.
“The majority of patients undergoing gastroenterologist-led sedation for colonoscopy