Anesthesia does not cause dementia. However, some people do develop a complication called postoperative delirium.

Similar findings were reported by another group of Korean investigators who prospectively studied the quality of bowel preparation in 300 subjects undergoing colonoscopy. [14] All subjects were ...

No writing assistance was utilized in the production of this manuscript. Bowel preparations for colonoscopy vary with respect to their efficacy, tolerability and safety. Selecting the most ...

More information: Aurora N. Quaye et al, Association between Colonoscopy Sedation Type and Polyp Detection: A Registry-based Cohort Study, Anesthesiology (2024). DOI: 10.1097/ALN.0000000000004955 ...

Additionally, alcohol can interact negatively with many sedatives used during the colonoscopy procedure. Avoid all alcoholic beverages throughout the preparation period and until cleared by your ...

Fentanyl – and the other two sedatives in the injection, dormicum and propofol – are a far cry from the first colonoscopy I had when I was a pre-teen. In those days, the protocol was “semi ...

"A colonoscopy also requires taking time off work, a bowel preparation diet and sedation." The good news is you may be able to screen for colorectal cancer in the comfort of your own home.

Endoscopy procedures for the digestive system—upper endoscopy and colonoscopy—are similar in that they require preparation ...

During a colonoscopy, patients are put under sedation. A physician places a long, flexible tube outfitted with a small video camera into the rectum. The camera allows the doctor to view the entire ...