Unsedated Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients: An Impact of Topical Pharyngeal Anesthesia
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Unsedated Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients: An Impact of Topical Pharyngeal Anesthesia
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is an endoscopic procedure which is commonly used for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. The proportion of patients undergoing diagnostic EGD without sedation has been increasing over the past decade. In addition, EGD has several applications specific to the patients with chronic liver disease [1]. Unsedated esophagogastroduodenoscopy (UEGD) is generally safe ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Anesthesia & Critical Care: Open Access
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2373-6437
DOI: 10.15406/jaccoa.2015.03.00106