Research Article

Contrasting Perspectives of Anesthesiologists and Gastroenterologists on the Optimal Time Interval between Bowel Preparation and Endoscopic Sedation

Table 2

Reasons given by respondents for waiting >2 hours.

ā€‰Anesthesiologists
= 105/109 (96%)
Gastroenterologists ā€‰
= 29/112
(26%)

PEG is not a clear liquid81%52%
Concern about volume ingested32%5%
PEG causes more lung injury03%
No data on safety5%38%