Sergio Maestro Antolín, Bruno Antonio Moreira Da Silva, Fernando Santos Santamarta, Arantza Germade, Laura Pérez Citores, Ana Santamaría, Rocío Bonoso Criado, Rosa Eva Madrigal, Esther Saracibar, Javier Barcenilla Laguna, Francisco Igea Arisqueta, Antonio Germán Pérez-Millán
INTRODUCTION: deep sedation with propofol monitored by an endoscopist in different endoscopy units is a controversial subject and the source of conflicts of interest between the various scientific societies of Anesthesiology and Gastroenterology. Many studies have already demonstrated the efficacy, efficiency and low incidence of complications associated with sedation when under the control of a trained endoscopist vs an anesthesiologist. MATERIAL AND METHODS: the rate of severe cardiorespiratory complications during various endoscopic examinations (gastroscopy, colonoscopy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography [ERCP] and endoscopic ultrasound [EUS]) where sedation was controlled by an endoscopist within our unit, from 2011 to 2016, was reviewed...
April 2018: Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas