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Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) guidelines for office endoscopic services

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Appendix

Appendix

  1. I.

    Reliable oxygen source with a backup tank

  2. II.

    Airway equipment; appropriate-sized oral airways, endrotracheal tubes, laryngoscopes, and masks

  3. III.

    Positive-pressure ventilation device

  4. IV.

    Equipment

    1. a.

      Defibrillator

    2. b.

      Noninvasive blood pressure apparatus

    3. c.

      Pulse oximeter

    4. d.

      Capnography

    5. e.

      Electrocardiographic monitor

    6. f.

      Temperature-monitoring system for procedures lasting more than 30 min

    7. g.

      Oxygen analyzer

  5. V.

    Suction apparatus

  6. VI.

    Drugs

    1. a.

      Epinephrine

    2. b.

      Atropine

    3. c.

      Antihistamines

    4. d.

      Hydrocortisone

    5. e.

      Ephedrine

    6. f.

      Vasopressors (norepinephrine, isoproterenol, dopamine)

    7. g.

      Calcium chloride or gluconate

    8. h.

      Glucose

    9. i.

      Naloxone

    10. j.

      Romazicon

    11. k.

      Antiemetics

    12. l.

      Sodium bicarbonate

    13. m.

      Lidocaine

    14. n.

      Adenosine

    15. o.

      Magnesium sulfate

    16. p.

      Digoxin

    17. q.

      Furosemide

    18. r.

      Potassium chloride

    19. s.

      Heparin sodium

    20. t.

      Aspirin

    21. u.

      Amiodarone

    22. v.

      Verapamil

    23. w.

      Procainamide

    24. x.

      Nitroglycerin

    25. y.

      Esmolol

    26. z.

      Labetolol

This document was prepared and revised by the SAGES Guidelines Committee:

Steven Heneghan, MD

Jonathan Myers, MD

Robert Fanelli, MD, Chair

David Earle, MD

Jeffrey Hazey, MD

John Kilkenny III, MD

Jay Redan, MD

Raymond Price, MD

Keith Apelgren, MD

Ronald Clements, MD

Timothy Farrell, MD

Erika Fellinger, MD

Stephen Haggerty, MD

James Korndorffer, MD

Thom Lobe, MD

Sumeet Mittal, MD

David Overby, MD

Patrick Reardon, MD

William Reed, MD

David Renton, MD

E. Matthew Ritter, MD

Alan Saber, MD

J. Salameh, MD

Dimitrios Stefanidis, MD

William Richardson, MD, Co-Chair

This document was reviewed and approved by the Board of Governors of the Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES), November 2008.

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This is a revision of a SAGES publication printed in March 2004.

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Heneghan, S., Myers, J., Fanelli, R. et al. Society of American Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) guidelines for office endoscopic services. Surg Endosc 23, 1125–1129 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-009-0410-x

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