Endoscopy is a medical technique that doctors use to detect and treat certain conditions without major surgery. The popularity of these procedures has surged in recent years, and that’s a good thing.

Linda Beaver, RN, MSN, MHA, administrator of Gateway Endoscopy Center in St. Louis, discusses how her ASC worked to ensure physicians were withdrawing scopes during GI procedures in the proper amount ...

ORLANDO, Fla. -- Endoscopy is a medical technique that doctors use to detect and treat certain conditions without major surgery. The popularity of these procedures has surged in recent years, and, ...

I recently commented on the tragedy that had befallen patients at UCLA. Much attention was given to CRE infection, but the real culprit, contaminated scopes, was not well described. While the below ...

Shaun Sweeney, vice president of sales and marketing for Cygnus Medical, which specializes in products and services for the endoscopy suite, operating room and sterile processing department, describes ...

Endoscopy is used in a variety of medical specialties ranging from gastroenterology to urology, cardiology and critical care. Traditionally, health systems have invested in reusable endoscopy ...

Researchers developed a clinical prediction score that stratified patients based on risk for difficult sedation or high sedation requirement during endoscopic procedures, according to study data. The ...

A hepatitis outbreak in Brooklyn has infected eight people who underwent intestinal checkups at an endoscopy clinic in Bay Ridge. The eight patients, who range in age from their early 20s to 80, had ...