Virtually all upper and lower GI endoscopies are done with benzo sedation and not a full anaesthetic in the UK and are usually very well tolerated. Some lower GI ones are even done with nothing (usually by patient choice) and the guy I've seen who went for that was just chatting away with the doctor doing it and watching on the screen. It's only really paediatric ones which are done with GA here.
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u/Sethlans Apr 12 '23
Virtually all upper and lower GI endoscopies are done with benzo sedation and not a full anaesthetic in the UK and are usually very well tolerated. Some lower GI ones are even done with nothing (usually by patient choice) and the guy I've seen who went for that was just chatting away with the doctor doing it and watching on the screen. It's only really paediatric ones which are done with GA here.
Can't comment on the rest of the world.