Most gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures are now performed with sedation. Moderate
sedation using benzodiazepines and opioids continues to be widely used, but propofol …

Abstract Background and Aim Remimazolam tosilate (RT) is a new short‐acting GABA (A)
receptor agonist, having potential to be an effective option for procedural sedation. Here, we …

Propofol is a sedative agent commonly used for sedation in gastrointestinal endoscopy. Its
pharmacologic properties render propofol an almost ideal drug to achieve and maintain the …

Aims Propofol may result in hypotension, bradycardia and loss of protective reflexes,
especially in elderly patients, while esketamine, a N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptor …

Aims Advanced age is an important risk factor for adverse events during procedural
sedation. Remimazolam is safe and effective in gastroscopic sedation. However, the ideal …

Abstract Background Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (LSG) is the most attractive bariatric
procedure, but the postoperative intrathoracic gastric migration (ITM) and “de novo” GERD …

Abstract Purpose of Review Upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is a significant cause of
morbidity and mortality in the geriatric (age> 65 years) population and presents a unique …

Hypoxemia can occur during endoscopic retrograde cholangiography (ERCP) and it is
difficult to achieve adequate ventilation with the prone position. High-flow nasal oxygen …

Background and study aims In Japan, the elderly population has been increasing annually.
The number of elderly patients for whom esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) and …

BACKGROUND: Aspiration pneumonia after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is
rare, but can be fatal. We aimed to investigate risk factors and develop a simple risk scoring …