TY - JOUR
T1 - Endoscopic Sedation
T2 - Equipment and Personnel
AU - Aisenberg, James
PY - 2008/10
Y1 - 2008/10
N2 - Endoscopic sedation is changing, in response to economic pressures, regulatory requirements, and new technology. Each endoscopy unit must tailor its personnel and equipment practices to its particular case mix, sedation preferences, and to its external environment. This article discusses sedation-related considerations regarding procedure room design, equipment for drug administration, equipment for patient monitoring, equipment for managing emergencies, and staff selection, training, and responsibilities.
AB - Endoscopic sedation is changing, in response to economic pressures, regulatory requirements, and new technology. Each endoscopy unit must tailor its personnel and equipment practices to its particular case mix, sedation preferences, and to its external environment. This article discusses sedation-related considerations regarding procedure room design, equipment for drug administration, equipment for patient monitoring, equipment for managing emergencies, and staff selection, training, and responsibilities.
KW - Endoscopy
KW - Equipment
KW - Personnel
KW - Propofol
KW - Sedation
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=52149095671&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.giec.2008.06.013
DO - 10.1016/j.giec.2008.06.013
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18922404
AN - SCOPUS:52149095671
SN - 1052-5157
VL - 18
SP - 641
EP - 649
JO - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
JF - Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America
IS - 4
ER -