Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Stress during Endoscopy: Is Unsedated Transnasal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Appropriate for Elderly Patients? | Zendy

Kazuhiko Uchiyama | Zendy; Takeshi Ishikawa | Zendy; Naoyuki Sakamoto | Zendy; Hirokazu Kajikawa | Zendy; Tomohisa Takagi | Zendy; Osamu Handa | Zendy; Yoshihide Tatsumi | Zendy; Nobuaki Yagi | Zendy; Yuji Naito | Zendy; Yoshito Itoh | Zendy; Shuhei Takemura | Zendy

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Analysis of Cardiopulmonary Stress during Endoscopy: Is Unsedated Transnasal Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Appropriate for Elderly Patients?

Author(s) -

Kazuhiko Uchiyama,

Takeshi Ishikawa,

Naoyuki Sakamoto,

Hirokazu Kajikawa,

Tomohisa Takagi,

Osamu Handa,

Yoshihide Tatsumi,

Nobuaki Yagi,

Yuji Naito,

Yoshito Itoh,

Shuhei Takemura

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology and hepatology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2291-2797

pISSN - 2291-2789

DOI - 10.1155/2014/291204

Subject(s) - medicine , esophagogastroduodenoscopy , endoscope , sedation , endoscopy , surgery , anesthesia , percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy , blood pressure , oxygen saturation , percutaneous , chemistry , organic chemistry , finance , oxygen , peg ratio , economics

Transnasal esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) without sedation has been reported to be safe and tolerable. It has recently been used widely in Japan for the detection of upper gastrointestinal disease. Alternatively, transoral examination using a thin endoscope has also been reported to be highly tolerable.

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