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Complications Major abdominal surgery carries a number of general risks which are well detailed ...

Urgent endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding in the anticoagulated patient The risk of clinica...

Urgent endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding in the anticoagulated patient The risk of clinica...

UNDERGOING ENDOSCOPY Many patients undergoing endoscopy may be taking a medica tion that interfer...

UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY OGD is the most commonly performed endoscopic procedure. Excelle...

Urgent endoscopy for gastrointestinal bleeding in the anticoagulated patient The risk of clinica...

Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography It is essential to ensure that patient...

Therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography It is essential to ensure that patient...

Therapeutic oesophagogastroduodenoscopy Appropriate patient selection and monitoring are essentia...

Single-/double-balloon enteroscopy This technique allows the direct visualisation of and ther - ...

THE MODERN ENDOSCOPY UNIT Organisation A well-designed endoscopy unit sta ff ed by trained endosco...

Therapeutic colonoscopy The most common therapeutic procedure performed at colo - noscopy is rese...

Learning objectives To gain an understanding of: The role of endoscopy as a diagnostic and therap...

Optical diagnosis and image enhancement With the assistance of advanced imaging techniques, endo...

SAFE SEDATION If performed competently the majority of diagnostic endos - copies and colonoscop...

Indications for oesophagogastroduodenoscopy A full assessment of the role of OGD is outside the...

Instrument decontamination Endoscopes will not withstand steam-based autoclaving and therefore re...

INTRODUCTION The gastrointestinal tract has a myriad of functions, such as digestion, absorption...

Elective endoscopy in patients on anticoagulants and antiplatelet agents Endoscopic procedures va...

Equipment A full description of all available endoscopic equipment is beyond the scope of this ...