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

European Journal of Anaesthesiology

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1016-1030

  Dumonceau, J M ^a   Riphaus, A ^b   Aparicio, J R ^c   Beilenhoff, U ^d   Knape, J T A ^e   Ortmann, M ^f   Paspatis, G ^g   Ponsioen, C Y ^h   Racz, I ⁱ   Schreiber, F ^j   Vilmann, P ^k,l   Wehrmann, T ^m   Wientjes, C ^h   Walder, B ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^c HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ALICANTE   (Spain)

^d European Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Nurses and Associates (ESGENA)   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^f ESGENA   (Switzerland)

^g Benizelion General Hospital   (Greece)

^h ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ Aladár Petz Teaching Hospital   (Hungary)

^j MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^k GENTOFTE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^l UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^m DEUTSCHE KLINIK FÜR DIAGNOSTIK   (Germany)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; FENTANYL; KETAMINE; LIDOCAINE; OPIATE; PENTAZOCINE; PROPOFOL;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSENSUS; DRUG INDICATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; HYPOXEMIA; INJECTION SITE PAIN; MEDICAL SOCIETY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SELECTION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIMULATOR; STAFF TRAINING;

CONSENSUS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; PROPOFOL; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL;

EID: 78349247876     PISSN: 02650215     EISSN: 13652346     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/EJA.0b013e32834136bf     Document Type: Review

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