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Does anesthetist-delivered sedation increase adverse events compared to endoscopist-delivered sedation in endoscopy?
Does anesthetist-delivered sedation increase adverse events compared to endoscopist-delivered sedation in endoscopy?
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Anesthetist-delivered sedation during endoscopy may carry a higher risk of cardiopulmonary adverse events due to the induction of deeper sedation compared to endoscopist-guided sedation.
The higher number of adverse events reported with anesthetist-delivered sedation are likely due to the fact that anethesia professionals induce deeper sedation as compared to sedation delivered by endoscopists. The former are trained to induce general anesthesia in their daily practice, where protective reflexes are more commonly depressed and the risk for undesired cardiopulmonary events is higher.
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