Guidelines Related to Endoscopic Sedation

ACG (American College of Gastroenterology) Practice Guidelines

• ACG Practice Guidelines

AGA Institute Medical Position Statements /Clinical Practice Guidelines

• AGA Institute Medical Position Statements
• AGA Institute Review of Endoscopic Sedation, 2007
• AGA Standards for Office-Based Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Services, 2001
• Gastroenterology Societies Reach Consensus on Recommendations for Sedation During Endoscopic Procedures, March 8, 2004 

ASGE (American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy) Practice Guidelines

• ASGE Practice Guidelines
• Informed Consent for GI Endoscopy
  Gastrointest Endosc 2007;66:213-218
• Guidelines for conscious sedation and monitoring during gastrointestinal endoscopy
  Gastrointest Endosc 2003;58:317-322
• Guideline for sedation and anesthesia in GI endoscopy
  Gastrointest Endosc 2008;68:815-826

SGNA (Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates) Standards and Guidelines / Position Statements

• SGNA Standards and Guidelines 
• SGNA Position Statements 
• ASGE/SGNA Joint Statement: Role of GI Registered Nurses in the Management of Patients Undergoing Sedated Procedures, 2004
• SGNA Position Statement on the Use of Sedation and Analgesia in the Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Setting, 2007

ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) Standards, Guidelines and Statements

• ASA Standards, Guidelines and Statements
• Practice Guidelines for Sedation and Analgesia by Non-Anesthesiologists, 2002
• Statement on Granting Privileges for Administration of Moderate Sedation to Practitioners who are not Anesthesia Professionals, October 18, 2006