What is Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation...and is it right for me?

Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation (NAPS) is a breakthrough technique in patient sedation for colonoscopy, EGD, and liver biopsy procedures.  NAPS is a safe, proven sedation technique that has several significant advantages over traditional sedation. 

"...the patient is usually ready for discharge in 15 min..."

In Nurse Administered Propofol Sedation, the patient is administered a moderate dose of Diprivan (propofol), an intravenous sedative.  A specially-trained nurse closely monitors the patient's condition and administers additional very small doses of propofol, as needed.  As with many forms of conventional sedation, the patient remembers nothing of the procedure, but with NAPS, the patient is usually ready for discharge in 15 minutes (instead of several hours) and can remember post-procedure instructions given by their physician.  Patients report a near-complete lack of unpleasant side effects after the procedure.

Want to find out more?  Check out out Frequently Asked Questions page as well as testimonials from patients who have undergone NAPS for their diagnostic procedure.  NAPS may be right for you.  Ask your gastroenterologist about this procedure (and direct him or her to this website for more information). 

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