Safety of Non-anesthesiologist Administration of Propofol for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
- Author:
Jun Kyu LEE
1
;
Dong Kee JANG
;
Won Hee KIM
;
Jung Wook KIM
;
Byung Ik JANG
Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Propofol; Safety; Sedation; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
- MeSH: Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal*; Propofol*
- From:The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2017;69(1):55-58
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Propofol (2,6-diisopropylphenol) is a hypnotic drug with a very rapid onset and offset of action. It has increasingly been used in gastrointestinal endoscopy. Administration of propofol by nurses or endoscopists is commonly referred to as non-anesthesiologist-administered propofol (NAAP). There have been a lot of studies on the safety of NAAP compared with those by anesthesiologists. Safety results of those studies are summarized in this review.
