Adnan Altaf, MD, performed the first “awake endoscopy” procedure in Oklahoma on Logan Marshall, 12, to examine his esophagus, local news affiliate Oklahoma’s News 4 reports. 1. Marshall has ...
Chesterfield, Mo.-based Mercy has launched sedation-free transnasal endoscopy at its Mercy Kids GI program in St. Louis, offering pediatric patients ages 5 and older upper digestive tract evaluations ...
OKLAHOMA CITY – Following a devastating diagnosis, a 12-year-old Oklahoma boy is undergoing a new procedure. “It was like a lot of stomach pain. I had a lot of headaches back then,” 12-year-old Logan ...
Teaching patients mindfulness techniques before and during awake endoscopy may improve tolerance of the procedure and support more complete assessments in outpatient settings, researchers have ...
A new study has shown that mindfulness helps patients to relax during an endoscopy, allowing doctors to carry out detailed examinations without the need for sedation or general anesthesia. Researchers ...
Professor Reza Nouraei performing an endoscopy on an awake patient using mindfulness techniques, including aura light projection, known locally as the ‘Bridgeford Borealis’. Disclaimer: AAAS and ...
There is increasing interest in sedation for upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE). Prospective randomized studies comparing sedation properties and complications of propofol and midazolam/meperidine ...
Professor Reza Nouraei performing an endoscopy on an awake patient using mindfulness techniques, including aura light projection, known locally as the ‘Bridgeford Borealis’. A new study has shown that ...