Detection of serrated polyps during colonoscopy improved significantly with the use of propofol-based versus conventional sedation, data from a large registry showed. The detection rate increased from ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps - a type of precancerous lesion that ...

A person may feel mild discomfort in the rectum or stomach area after a colonoscopy. However, people usually receive sedation or general anesthesia before a colonoscopy, so they will likely feel no ...

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is putting the brakes on a controversial policy to restrict the use of anesthesia during colonoscopies. The policy took effect Jan. 1, drawing outrage from ...