The rate of anesthesia use in screening colonoscopies has increased in both physicians’ offices and ambulatory surgery centers, according to a whitepaper released by Truven Health Analytics. The ...

A colonoscopy is considered the gold standard when it comes to screening for colon polyps and colorectal cancer. Yet a colonoscopy — and the steps required to get one — can cause a spike of anxiety.

Here’s what you should know: 1. Joshua Sappenfield, MD, and Jeffrey White, MD, said while anesthesiologists are still essential in the endoscopy suite, a non-anesthesiologist could administer light ...

This is a response to the recent article "GI Centers of the Future: Forecasting Colonoscopy Demand, Value-Added Services." My response is to Dr. Cohen's comments, in which he states that possible cost ...

Anesthesia adds risk and cost to the screening procedure, research shows, raising fresh questions about how providers weigh patient satisfaction against outcomes and profit. New findings on risks ...

WORCESTER — The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The insurer changed its policy, ...

Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

WORCESTER - The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The insurer changed its policy, ...

NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams and his team late Wednesday walked back a statement he made earlier in the day that he had been under anesthesia last week, saying that the mayor in fact underwent a ...

Mayor Adams and his team late Wednesday walked back a statement he made earlier in the day that he was under anesthesia last week, saying the mayor in fact had a colonoscopy over a month ago that ...