PRESENT STATUS AND FUTURE PERSPECTIVE OF PERIPROCEDURAL MANAGEMENT OF GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY

Abstract

Perioperative management has been conducted through an interdisciplinary approach by various staff members, originally in the operating room. Meanwhile, an interdisciplinary approach for endoscopy is needed as endoscopic procedures increase in complexity and procedure times lengthen with the advancement in technology. In this review, we discuss a history of perioperative management, recommendations by the World Health Organization, essentials of the handbook for standardization of periprocedural management for gastrointestinal endoscopy, and the benefits of standardization of periprocedural management and its supporting tools. Furthermore, we propose the goals of gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures and periprocedural management and describe a future perspective from the point of view of anesthesiologists.