Researchers conducted a study analyzing the safety and effectiveness of a computer-assisted personalized sedation system that integrates propofol delivery with patient monitoring, according to a study to be published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
The computer-assisted personalized sedation system used in the study was the SEDASYS System. The study was carried out in multiple healthcare settings, including four ambulatory surgery centers, three endoscopy centers and one academic center. Researchers studied the use of SEDASYS on 1,000 patients undergoing routine colonoscopy or EGD. Of these patients, 496 patients were selected for the SEDASYS group, and 504 patients underwent the current standard of care, which is a combination of benzodiazepine and opioid.
Results showed patients in the SEDASYS group were significantly more satisfied than patients who underwent the current standard of care. Additionally, SEDASYS patients recovered sooner and experienced a lower incidence of adverse events than the current-standard-of-care group. Clinician satisfaction was also higher with the SEDASYS group than the current-standard-of-care group.
Read the report about SEDASYS.
Read other coverage about sedation during colonoscopy:
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- Hawaii’s Largest Insurer Discouraging Propofol for Colonoscopy
- Study: Patient Tolerance for Unsedated Colonoscopy Improved by Novel Water Method