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Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas
Print version ISSN 1130-0108
Abstract
CUBIELLA FERNANDEZ, J. and SOCIEDAD GALLEGA DE PATOLOGIA DIGESTIVA et al. Sedation at Endoscopic Units in Galicia: results of the "Sociedad Gallega de Patología Digestiva" inquiry. Rev. esp. enferm. dig. [online]. 2005, vol.97, n.1, pp.24-37. ISSN 1130-0108.
Aim: to evaluate the human and material resources available for sedation, and the usual manner of handling them at endoscopic units in Galicia. Methods: a prospective and descriptive study based on the performance, distribution, and analysis of a clinical practice inquiry. We requested information about endoscopies performed, available means for sedation, sedation monitoring, and level of sedation used in each procedure. Results: our inquiry was answered by twenty endoscopic units (thirteen were in public hospitals, and eleven performed complex procedures). Of these units, 80% had a pulse oximeter, 42% had continuous electrocardiography, 40% had a defibrillator, and 45% had a recovery area. The drug most commonly used in gastroscopies was midazolam (76%), and the combination midazolam-meperidine was most frequent in both colonoscopies (72%) and ERCPs (60%). An anesthesiologist was usually available for certain procedures in 15% of units, and as an exception in 65%. Of those inquired, 35% wished to have a full-time anesthesiologist in the unit, 25% wished to have an anesthetist only for certain procedures, and 35% on an exceptional basis. Finally, endoscopists considered that 83% of therapeutical gastroscopies, 87% of therapeutical colonoscopies, 98% of ERCPs, 95% of enteroscopies, and 98% of echoendoscopies deserved sedation. Conclusions: although endoscopists consider that endoscopic procedures should benefit from sedation in a high proportion, the available resources to safely monitor patients are inadequate in some units.
Keywords : Endoscopy, gastrointestinal; Proffesional practice; Conscious sedation; Sedatives; Drug; Complications.