A study published in the Journal of Clinical Anesthesia investigated the relationship between semaglutide use and residual gastric content in patients undergoing upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (EGD) ...

A single colonoscopy can generate more than one bill: a procedure claim, a sedation claim, and sometimes a separate anesthesia claim, plus a facility claim when the case is done at an ASC.

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

Oct. 6, 2003 (New Orleans) — Conscious sedation is not required in the vast majority of patients who undergo ultrathin esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in their family physician's office.

Propofol sedation by nonanesthesiologists is still a highly controversial issue despite the fact that numerous studies have approved this sedation regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy. A new ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has released updated guidelines on the use of sedation and ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recently published scientific abstracts and peer-reviewed papers support the efficacy and demand for gastroenterology programs to offer Sedation-Free Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE ...

CHICAGO, July 28, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EvoEndo ®, Inc. (EvoEndo) today announced that sedation-free transnasal endoscopy (TNE) is reaching a broader range of gastroenterology programs, including ...

CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EvoEndo ®, Inc. (EvoEndo) today announced that practitioners have now completed more than 3,000 sedation-free transnasal endoscopy (TNE) procedures using the EvoEndo ...

Sedation is the drug-induced reduction of a patient's consciousness. The aim of sedation in endoscopic procedures is to increase the patient's comfort and to improve endoscopic performance, especially ...

CMS began looking to separate moderate sedation services from procedure codes in all specialties back in 2014, including gastrointestinal endoscopy, according to a statement by ACG, AGA and ASGE. The ...