Position statement: Nonanesthesiologist administration of propofol for GI endoscopy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 104, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 2886-2892

  Vargo, John J ^a   Cohen, Lawrence B ^b   Rex, Douglas K ^c   Kwo, Paul Y ^c  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL;

ANESTHESIST; ANESTHETIC RECOVERY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGISTERED NURSE; REVIEW; SEDATION;

ANESTHESIOLOGY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NURSE ANESTHETISTS; PROPOFOL;

EID: 72949092473     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2009.607     Document Type: Review

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