Assessing the safety of physician-directed nurse-administered propofol sedation in low-risk patients undergoing endoscopy and colonoscopy

Background and study aims Physician-directed nurse-administered balanced propofol sedation (PhD NAPS) in patients undergoing endoscopy and/or colonoscopy is being increasingly utilized worldwide. However, this method of sedation is not universally employed in Australian hospitals due to concerns sur...

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Main Authors: Dharshan Sathananthan, Edward Young, Garry Nind, Biju George, Angelie Ashby, Sharon Drummond, Kasia Redel, Neville Green, Rajvinder Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-02-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0042-121667