Post written by Ravi Teja Pasam, MBBS, MPH, from Wentworth-Douglass Hospital, Dover, New Hampshire, USA. Our study focuses on the unsedated transnasal endoscopy (uTNE) experience at a tertiary care center in India. Completion rate, tolerance, and adverse events of uTNE were studied. Tolerance of uTNE was compared with that of prior peroral EGD (PO-EGD) experience. PO-EGD is …
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Post written by Mahdi Shamali, PhD, from Copenhagen University Hospital–Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark. This study explored an innovative approach using virtual reality (VR) as a nonpharmacologic tool to manage pain, anxiety, and discomfort during colonoscopies. Colonoscopy procedures often induce stress and discomfort, affecting patient willingness to complete the procedure and comply with follow-ups. Our research tested …
Post written by Ala Sharara, MD, AGAF, FACG, FRCP, from the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon. The target sedation level for endoscopic procedures is conscious sedation. However, patients might progress to deeper levels of sedation, such as deep sedation and general anesthesia. To our knowledge, no study …
Post written by Christopher Adam Bouvette, MD, and Mohammad Madhoun, MD, MS, FACP, from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and the Oklahoma City Veterans Health Administration Medical Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA. Our patients are more frequently using marijuana amid varying degrees of legality and medical indication. We set out to describe any potential …
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Louis Y. Korman, MD from the Metropolitan Gastroenterology Group, Chevy Chase Clinical Research, in Washington, D.C. discusses his recently published Original Article "Effect of propofol anesthesia on force application during colonoscopy." The focus of this study was to determine if colonoscopy technique, as measured by the amount of force applied to the insertion tube, is …
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