MARCH 15, 2024

Sharma's Endoscopy Insights

Propofol Dosing, Bleeding Prediction and Managing Angiodysplasia

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Professor of Medicine
University of Kansas
School of Medicine
Kansas City

By Prateek Sharma, MD, with Jillian Mock

Proper dosing with propofol, predicting gastrointestinal bleeding in patients on antiplatelet drugs and reducing transfusion requirements for patients with GI angiodysplasia are the three main areas of focus in this month’s edition of Sharma’s Endoscopy Insights.

Propofol is increasingly used for GI endoscopic procedures. Non-anesthesiologist administration