Computer-Assisted and Patient-Controlled Sedation Platforms

摘要

INTRODUCTION: Endoscopic procedures are vitally important in maintaining the health of a patient population; however, these procedures are invasive and cause patient discomfort and anxiety. Sedation has become a necessary part of the endoscopic procedure to ensure patient compliance through patient comfort. Optimally, sedation requirements for endoscopy need to be matched to patient comfort, comorbidity risks, the anticipated procedural discomfort, and the length of the procedure in order to minimize the unnecessary risk of deeper sedation or general anesthesia.1 Most patients require moderate sedation for relatively short procedures for which the ideal agent or administration model is still being sought.