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Post-procedural Considerations

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Flexible endoscopy, when performed in an appropriate environment with well-defined institutional standards of care, is considered a safe and well-tolerated diagnostic and therapeutic tool. The facility must be approved to perform flexible endoscopy, carried out by qualified endoscopists. This chapter describes how patients should be managed in the post-procedure recovery unit with an emphasis on early recognition of potential complications based on the patient’s risk factors (determined during preoperative evaluation), type of procedure performed and anaesthetic technique.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University of Melbourne, Austin Health, LTB 8, Studley Rd, Heidelberg, Melbourne, VIC, 3084, Australia

    Andrew K. Hadj M.D., B.S. & Mehrdad Nikfarjam M.D., Ph.D., F.R.A.C.S.

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  1. Department of Surgery, University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA

    Jeffrey M. Marks

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Hadj, A.K., Nikfarjam, M. (2013). Post-procedural Considerations. In: Marks, J., Dunkin, B. (eds) Principles of Flexible Endoscopy for Surgeons. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-6330-6_6

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