Gastroenterology
Volume 138, Issue 5 , Page 2022 , May 2010

Non-Anesthesiologist Administered Propofol: Lessons Learned From Florida

  • Jeffrey Jacobs

      Affiliations

    • Executive Board, Florida Society of Anesthesiologists, Davie, Florida
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  • Hector Vila

      Affiliations

    • Committee Section Chair, American Society of Anesthesiologists, Tampa, Florida

References 

  1. Rex DK, Deenadayalu VP, Eid E, et al. Endoscopist-directed administration of propofol: a worldwide safety experience. Gastroenterology. 2009;137:1229–1237
  2. Morello DC, Colon GA, Fredricks S, et al. Patient safety in accredited office surgical facilities. Plast Reconstr Surg. 1997;99:1496–1499
  3. Vila H, Soto R, Cantor AB, Mackey D. Comparative outcomes analysis of procedures performed in physician offices and ambulatory surgery centers. Arch Surg. 2003;138:991–995
  4. Florida Board of Medicine Surgical Care Committee Report October 9, 2009. Deaths Reported on Adverse Incident Report, Page 1.

 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose no conflicts.

PII: S0016-5085(10)00331-8

doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2009.12.076

Gastroenterology
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