Endoscopy Learning Library
Raffaella Mallamace, Claudio Romano
1Dipartimento di Scienze Pediatriche, Ginecologiche, Microbiologiche e Biomediche Università di Messina
Gastrointestinal endoscopy is the most important diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in pediatric gastroenterology. In order to avoid pain and ensure safety, the endoscopy is usually performed under sedation or general anaesthesia. Different protocols may include use of molecules with combined analgesic effects. Although is preferable to performing sedation by anaesthesiologist, many recent data support the possibility of sedation by non- anaestesiologist personnel (as medical and nursing personnel with specialized and appropriate training)