EXAM 3: GI Anesthesia Flashcards
History of GI Endoscopic Procedures & Sedation:
____ used to administered Demerol and Versed - PACU backed up with over sedated patients
Patients were often under or over sedated - which led to poor outcomes (injury if moving, airway compromise if over-sedated).
Procedures were simple and quick.
2012 estimated over half of colonoscopies performed under ____.
Nurses
MAC
Why are CRNAs necessary for GI procedures?
1) Need for more advanced sedation - ____ sleep, wakeup, and recovery. _____ is the ideal anesthetic for GI outpatient procedures offering a fast recovery & discharge. It has quick on/off w/ little to no drowsiness so you can d/c from PACU quicker. It also allows less wrestling w/ patients potentially causes injury to the patient and/or staff.
2) Non-anesthesia providers are unable to administer ____ levels of propofol.
3) Some GI procedures are more complex, challenging, and longer.
4) Anesthesia providers offer advanced sedation WITHOUT _______.
5) Anesthesia providers are competent _______ managers and rescuers.
1 - RAPID, propofol
2 - anesthetic
4 - oversedation
5 - airway
GI procedures can be performed ______ (hospitals, specialty LTAC facilities, rehab, remote bedside procedures) and ______ (offices, clinics, outpatient surgery centers).
inpatient
outpatient
GI procedures in the inpatient setting can perform/be performed on:
1) ASA __-__
2) BMI policies vary but many state > ___ (class III) and some > ___
3) Complex procedures even ________ approach
4) ERCPs requiring deeper sedation and ______
5) ____ procedures and ____ cases
6) Cases requiring general anesthetics and intubation
7) Endoscopic ultrasound _____ (EUS) procedures
1 - 1-4 2 - >45, >50 3 - percutaneous 4 - intubation 5 - longer, prone 7 - guided
Pre-Evaluation for GI Procedure:
1) What BMI is acceptable?
2) Are sleep apnea patients acceptable?
3) Risk of ______ exists. Some proceduralists want ____ before EGD.
- colonoscopy preps are sometimes not finished until hours before procedure
- deep sedation more than moderate/conscious sedation increases risk d/t loss of _______
4) Bloodwork: based on ______ (not routinely done unless indicated)
1 - varies
2 - yes
3 - aspiration - Bicitra - reflexes
4 - comorbidities
GI procedures in the outpatient setting can perform/be performed on:
1) ASA __-__
2) BMI ____
3) _____ EGDs, ______ colonoscopies, and ______
4) Increasingly seeing CRNA only practices in outpatient GI clinics
5) Large volume of procedures in short amount of time - rapid turnover and discharge expected
1 - 1-3
2 - <45
3 - simple, screening, doubles
GI endoscopic equipment includes a fiberoptic scope w/ extra lumens for _____ and _____ devices/wires, air ____ and _____ buttons, irrigation and washing, suction traps for ______.
biopsy treatment pressure suction biopsies
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) Indications:
- ______ pain
- ______
- ulcers
- ______
- dysphagia
- esophageal ________ with _____
- food bolus
- Halo for ______
- stent for ______
- ___ insertion
- EUS w/ biopsy
- double balloon
- Etc.
- abdominal
- reflux/GERD
- ulcers
- H. pylori
- dysphagia
- esophageal strictures w/ dilation
- food bolus
- Barret’s esophagus
- gastric stenosis
- PEG
Outpatient EGD Indications:
- _____ problems - not screening based
- _______ pain
- ______
- Evaluating
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- _____ response to treatment - biopsies for ____
- diagnosing
- abdominal
- dysphagia
- Evaluating
- GERD,
- NV,
- blood in GI tract
- gastric ulcer response to treatment
- H pylori bacteria
Anesthesia Equipment for EGD:
1) _____ setup at bedside
2) ____ ____ for airway rescue if necessary (usually no anesthesia machine)
3) _____ at bedside but typically not needed - may be shared w/ GI equipment cart
4) ______ ______ since 2011 (new standard)
1 - GETA (laryngoscope, ETT)
2 - ambu bag
3 - suction
4 - ETCO2 monitor (capnography)
Side stream ETCO2-measuring nasal cannula is ________! Document ETCO2 detection w/ ____ not _____ value.
required plus sign (+) - not number value (inaccurate d/t contaminated sample)
ETCO2 monitoring is a standard of practice per AANA and ASA for ______ to _____ sedation. Malpractice coverage is based on accepted standards of practice.
moderate to deep
Standard 9: Ventilation: continuously monitor ventilation by clinical observation and confirmation of continuous expired CO2 during moderate sedation, deep sedation, or GA…….
*enhances safety - not just relying on O2 sat which is often a late response
Various GI Societies:
2012: Universal adoption of capnography for moderate sedation in adults undergoing endoscopy and colonoscopy has NOT been shown to improve patient safety or clinical outcomes and significantly increases costs for moderate sedation - currently no data that supports ASA’s recommendation for use of capnography during endoscopic procedures in adults where moderate sedation is targeted.
2018: New Guideline - capnography has been demonstrated to detect depressed respiratory activity before transient hypoxemia, but a clear link between transient hypoxemia and serious cardiopulmonary unplanned events during sedated endoscopy has NOT been establish. Integrating capnography into patient monitoring protocols for endoscopic procedures w/ _____ sedation has NOT been shown to improve patient safety; however, there is evidence supporting its use in procedures targeting ____ sedation.
moderate
deep
**they distinguish moderate from deep sedation but from an anesthesia perspective, they are both MAC sedation and require ETCO2 monitoring
Medicare Definitions of Sedation: Slide 19
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC): Indications for MAC depend on the nature of the procedure, patient’s clinical condition, and/or the potential need to convert to a general or regional anesthetic
- ________ sedation/analgesia is included in MAC.
- W/ ____ sedation/analgesia, a drug induced depression of consciousness during which patients cannot be easily aroused but respond purposefully following repeated or painful stimulation.
The ability to independently maintain ventilatory function may be impaired - patients may require assistance in maintaining a patent airway and spontaneous ventilation may be inadequate.
- ________ sedation/analgesia: a drug induced depression of consciousness during which patients can respond to verbal commands either alone or accompanied by light tactile stimulation
- __ _____ are required to maintain a patient airway and spontaneous ventilation is adequate. CMS & ASA does NOT define moderate or conscious sedation as ________.
- ______ : drug induced state during which patients respond normally to verbal commands. Although cognitive function and coordination may be impaired, ventilator and cardiovascular functions are unaffected…again, not anesthesia
- deep anesthesia/analgesia
- deep anesthesia/analgesia
- Moderate
- NO interventions
- anesthesia
- minimal sedation
Slide 19
Review slide 20 - Becker’s GI & Endoscopy guidelines for sedation/anesthesia
- All pts undergoing endoscopic procedures should be evaluated to assess their risk of sedation related to ________.
- Use a combo of an ____ & ____ for a safe and effective regimen for achieving minimal to moderate sedation for upper endoscopy and colonoscopy in pts without risk factors for adverse events related to sedation.
- In certain clinical circumstances, practitioners should also use an agent like ______, ____, or ____ in combo with conventional sedative drugs.
- Providers should undergo specific training in administering endoscopic sedation. Providers should have the necessary skills for the dx and mngt of sedation related adverse events, including rescue from a level of sedation deeper than intended.
- pre-existing medical decisions
- opioid and benzo
- diphenhydramine, promethazine, or droperidol