SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Can You Let Patients Drive Home After Propofol?

Except for worries about bowel prep, perhaps the most important question for people undergoing endoscopy is one of logistics: How am I going to get home?

The answer for endoscopy units has been this: Find a ride, you’re not getting behind the wheel. But researchers at Cleveland Clinic have found that such restrictions may be too strict.

“Our study did not show significant differences in the driving skills of patients at baseline and after achieving an Aldrete score of 9 following