Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 2161-2167 , December 2009

Position Statement: Nonanesthesiologist Administration of Propofol for GI Endoscopy

  • John J. Vargo, MD, MPH (Member of the Committee)

      Affiliations

    • Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio
    • ,
  • Lawrence B. Cohen, MD (Member of the Committee)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Douglas K. Rex, MD (Member of the Committee)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana
    • ,
  • Paul Y. Kwo, MD (Member of the Committee)

      Affiliations

    • Division of Gastroenterology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana

Received 10 July 2009 ,Accepted 10 July 2009.

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 This article is being published jointly in 2009 in American Journal of Gastroenterology, Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, and Hepatology.

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose the following: J. Vargo: Consultant for Ethicon EndoSurgery. L. Cohen: Consultant for Ethicon EndoSurgery and Eisai Pharmaceuticals. The remaining authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01745-4

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.09.050

Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 6 , Pages 2161-2167 , December 2009

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