The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology  2017;69(1):55-58

doi:10.4166/kjg.2017.69.1.55

Safety of Non-anesthesiologist Administration of Propofol for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

Jun Kyu LEE 1 ; Dong Kee JANG ; Won Hee KIM ; Jung Wook KIM ; Byung Ik JANG

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Keywords

Propofol; Safety; Sedation; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Country

Republic 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.