Endoscopic procedures: Should nurses administer propofol?
Sedation using propofol in low-risk patients having endoscopic procedures can be carried out safely by the endoscopist directing a registered nurse to administer the hypnotic, according to doctors from a Queensland hospital.
They say endoscopist-directed nurse-administered propofol sedation (EDNAPS) is supported as being safe and effective by overseas research but is not included in current Australian and New Zealand College of Anaesthetists (ANZCA) sedation guidelines.