Ambulant colonoscopies in sedation

Introduction: Colonoscopy is an unpleasant, occassionally painful examination, with the degree of pain varying by each patient. The sedo-analgesia is the most frequently applied type of sedation used during colonoscopy worldwide, but it can cause various endoscopic and anestesiologic complications as well. Patients and Methods: The authors regularly apply ambulant colonoscopies in sedation with the contribution of anaesthesiologists since July, 2005. The examinations are booked in advance and are performed monthly on a fixed date. The preparation of examinations include anaesthesiologist consultation and risk te…