• How long will sedation last after a colonoscopy?

I will have a colonoscopy. How long will sedation last after a colonoscopy?

4 Answers

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Adrian, MI

About 30 minutes after the procedure. However, some of the drugs could affect you for 24 hours. So we recommend that you don’t operate a vehicle for 24 hours. Also, you can’t make any legal decisions for 24 hours.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Evanston, IL

Only a few minutes after sedation is turned off, patients awaken and become fully alert after 30 minutes or so.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Charleston, West Virginia

Very short time period, less than 30 minutes

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

Depends on genetics up to 6-12 hours.

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