Patients' perspective on sedation during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Systematic use of sedation or systematic prior information?

Although sedation in endoscopy is increasingly used and contributes to the quality of procedures, its role in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy (UGE) is not as well defined as in other procedures. For this reason, we conducted a prospective pilot study where the patient, once informed of the different options, decided whether or not to undergo sedation for UGE. Remarkably, almost 60% preferred not to undergo sedation, with a high degree of satisfaction and no adverse effects in any of the groups (Ferrer Rosique JA, et al.

[Nasogastric enteral nutrition in severe acute pancreatitis].

Background And Objective: To establish the nasogastric enteral nutrition tolerance in patients with severe acute pancreatitis.

Patients And Method: A total of 12 patients with severe acute pancreatitis (> or = 3 Ranson criteria; C-reactive protein > 210 mg/dl) and adverse clinical course were included during 2006. When we verified the disease severity, nasogastric (10 F) enteral nutrition was initiated.