European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates, and the European Society of Anaesthesiology Guideline: Non-anesthesiologist administration of propofol for GI endoscopy.

Non-anesthesiologist administration of propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates Guideline--Updated June 2015.

Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: Practical Issues in Patient Safety and Quality Management

Due to the widespread use of screening endoscopy, the number of endoscopic procedures has increased considerably over the last decade. In recent years, advanced interventional endoscopic procedures, including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography, endoscopic ultrasonography, endoscopic submucosal dissection, and peroral endoscopic myotomy, has widely been adopted. Along with the develo...

European curriculum for sedation training in gastrointestinal endoscopy: position statement of the European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) and European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA).

For more than 30 years, sedation using benzodiazepines, combined or not with opioids, has been used as a standard regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy; it is usually referred to as traditional sedation. Sedation management in gastrointestinal endoscopy varies between European countries according to the different legal frameworks and different healthcare systems. In the majority of European co...

ESGE-ESGENA guideline for quality assurance in reprocessing: microbiological surveillance testing in endoscopy.

Microbiological surveillance is an important means for evaluating the outcome quality of reprocessing procedures and is an instrument of regular quality control in gastrointestinal endoscopy, whether endoscopic procedures are performed in hospitals, in private clinics or doctors’ offices. It is an instrument for detecting and redressing weaknesses and mistakes in the reprocessing procedure and ...

Non-anaesthesiologists should not be allowed to administer propofol for procedural sedation: a Consensus Statement of 21 European National Societies of Anaesthesia.

Propofol, which is the most commonly used drug for induction of general anaesthesia, has also become a popular drug for procedural sedation. Because its use may be associated with serious and potentially fatal side-effects, the manufacturers of propofol restrict its use solely to personnel trained in general anaesthesia. In spite of this warning, the use of propofol for procedural sedation by n...