One of the most common procedures in gastroenterology – esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) – needs to consistently meet quality measures, but data on interventions to improve them is lacking, according ...

The joint American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) and the American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Task Force on Quality in Endoscopy has issued updated quality indicators for all ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . LAS VEGAS – A novel guideline-based template standardized efficient documentation and improved clinical care ...

The Surgery Center of Joliet opened in 2008 and specializes in colonoscopy, EGD and upper and lower GI diagnostics and screenings. The center houses two procedure rooms, two endoscopy rooms and three ...

Researchers compared practice patterns of GI endoscopy procedures performed in the United States using data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Clinical Outcomes Research ...

Unsedated transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is emerging as a viable alternative to conventional sedated EGD in a number of clinical settings. The success of this technique depends upon ...

The use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a higher risk for retained gastric contents in upper endoscopy but not when the procedure is combined with ...

Administering a lidocaine lollipop as a single-agent anesthetic to patients undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure eliminated the need for sedation in the majority of patients. Upper ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gastric food retention occurred in 17.4% of the GLP-1RA group undergoing endoscopy alone vs. 0% of the control ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--EvoEndo ®, Inc. (“EvoEndo”), a medical device company developing systems for Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy (TNE), is pleased to share recent decisions announced by the ...