Here are 18 statistics about GI/endoscopy in ambulatory surgery centers, based on data from VMG Health’s Multi-Specialty ASC Intellimarker 2011. 1. GI/endoscopy makes up an average of 29 percent of ...

1. Boston Scientific. Headquartered in Marlborough, Mass., Boston Scientific manufactures a bevy of GI-focused products, among other specialties. Some of the examples of GI procedures Boston ...

Administering a lidocaine lollipop as a single-agent anesthetic to patients undergoing an upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure eliminated the need for sedation in the majority of patients. Upper ...

Credit: Getty Images. In their statement, the GI specialists noted that they are familiar with safety issues regarding endoscopy in patients with gastroparesis. More data are needed so that informed ...

The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy has issued "Guidelines for safety in the gastrointestinal endoscopy unit." The purpose of this new guideline is to present recommendations for ...

As the effective date of UnitedHealthcare’s prior authorization policy for gastroenterology endoscopy services quickly approaches, the ACG, AGA and ASGE alongside 175 allied organizations have rallied ...

As artificial intelligence tools increasingly enter gastrointestinal medicine, a team of international experts led by Tyler M ...

A new study suggests routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is not needed for most patients with mucinous ovarian cancer in the perioperative setting due to a lack of statistically significant ...

New data from the Mayo Clinic provide added reassurance that the rate of pulmonary aspiration during upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is low in patients taking a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, or ASGE, announced the postponement of GI Outlook to ...

Nearly all PCI patients, even those at low risk of bleeding, develop at least some gastrointestinal injury when taking dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), according to data from the OPT-PEACE randomized ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston GI has opened a new endoscopy center in Berkeley County. The center is located on Carnes Crossroads for Summerville and surrounding area patients. “The Lowcountry ...