Sedation in the Ambulatory Endoscopy Center: Optimizing Safety, Expectations and Throughput

摘要

In the United States, sedation and analgesia are the standard of practice when endo-scopic procedures are performed in the ambulatory endoscopy center (AEC). Surveys indicate that physicians and patients expect that sedation and analgesia will routinely and safely be administered for endoscopic procedures. Over the last 30 years, there has been a dramatic shift of endoscopic procedures from the hospital outpatient department to AECs. This article will review sedation and analgesia in the AEC as it relates to optimizing safety, patient expectations, and efficiency.