GI is the most common specialty in terms of case volume and the sixth most popular specialty with management companies, according to data from VMG Health and HealthCare Appraisers. Here are 32 notable ...

Among Medicare-certified, single-specialty ASCs, endoscopy is the most common focus, and more than one third (37%) 1 of certified multi-specialty ASCs have an endoscopy service line. Patient volumes ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy takes less time when an anesthesiologist oversees the sedation, researchers say. "We have increased patient access to our GI unit by making these modifications," said ...

The upper GI procedure was performed by Dr. Brian Hanson, gastroenterologist and Assistant Professor, Medicine, at the University of Minnesota Pure-Vu EVS Gastro addresses the Upper GI market, an area ...

Medtronic reported that a patient has completed the first procedure with the latest version of its ingestible camera, used to perform capsule-based endoscopy in the clinic as well as at home during a ...

Failed sedation for routine gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy is extremely rare, warranting a return to endoscopist-directed sedation, rather than costly anesthesia-assisted sedation, as the default ...

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) ...

DUBLIN, Nov. 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance ...

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 ...