What is it about?
Gastrointestinal endoscopic procedure is routinely utilized for diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal abnormalities. The optimal positioning for this procedure is to offer the best operative access while minimizing potential risk to the patient.
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Why is it important?
Changing the patient’s position could improve the probabilities of successful endoscopy. However, each position carries some degrees of risk and this is applied in each procedure.
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The common patient positions for gastrointestinal endoscopic (GIE) procedures are lateral, prone, and supine positions. Several factors influence the optimal positioning for this procedure. However, each position produces some forms of adverse events. The patient’s position varied as needed to complete the GIE procedures.
Professor Somchai Amornyotin
Department of Anesthesiology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University
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This page is a summary of: Common patient positioning in gastrointestinal endoscopy, December 2020, ProBiologists LLC,
DOI: 10.46439/anesthesia.1.003.
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