• Is it best to be sedated for a colonoscopy?

I will have a colonoscopy next week. Is it best to be sedated for a colonoscopy?

5 Answers

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Las Vegas, NV

yes. It is very uncomfortable. Propofol works very well for this short examination.

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Porterville, CA

Sedation or Monitored anesthesia care are both excellent choices for endoscopic procedures such as colonoscopy

  • Anesthesiologist
  • Charleston, West Virginia

Yes

  • Surgeon
  • Ansonia, CT

Yes, it is extremely painful.

  • Surgeon
  • Dallas, TX

Yes.

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