Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	2950
Country	United States

Received	2013-03-28 08:59
Peer-Review Started	2013-03-29 09:25
To Make the First Decision	2013-04-03 09:18
Return for Revision	2013-04-12 11:19
Revised	2013-04-30 13:20
Second Decision	2013-06-18 14:54
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2013-06-19 01:01
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Letter to the Editor
Article Title	Conscious sedation: A dying practice?
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Palaniappan Manickam, Ziad Kanaan and Khalid Zakaria
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Palaniappan Manickam, MD, MPH, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of the Internal Medicine, Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine, North Squirrel Road, Royal Oak, MI 48037, United States. palaniappan.manickam@beaumont.edu
Key Words	Sedation; Conscious; Endoscopy; Propofol; Fentanyl; Meperidine
Core Tip	Even though the most recent "Multisociety sedation curriculum for gastrointestinal endoscopy" guidelines addressed the upper-limit range of Midazolam for proper sedation in prolonged endoscopic procedures, there are no clear-cut guidelines on the upper limit of Fentanyl dosing, especially with the risk of rigid chest syndrome and drug accumulation in skeletal muscle at high doses. Additionally, we also raised the question of whether Propofol or other agents used for deep sedation should be a routine indication for patients with chronic opioid use.
Publish Date	2013-07-29 11:18
Citation	Manickam P, Kanaan Z, Zakaria K. Conscious sedation: A dying practice? World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(28): 4633-4634
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i28/4633.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i28.4633

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