Are there serious side effects of gastroscopy under general anesthesia?

The diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases requires gastroscopy. Many people are afraid of gastroscopy because it is indeed painful. However, in recent years, with the continuous improvement of medical technology, gastroscopy examinations have been greatly improved. In order to reduce the pain of patients during the examination, you can choose general anesthesia gastroscopy, that is, the examination is performed under general anesthesia without the patient having any intuition. Generally, the examination lasts for a short time and the anesthesia time is short. Does general anesthesia gastroscopy have side effects? Are the side effects serious?

Painless gastroscopy is based on ordinary gastroscopy, combined with intravenous injection of drugs such as propofol, fentanyl and lidocaine. During the gastroscopy, the patient quickly enters a snoring state and the cricopharyngeal muscle is relatively relaxed, which facilitates the advancement of the gastroscope. Through a fiber tube with a diameter of only one centimeter, cold light is delivered from the mouth through the esophagus and stomach cavity to the descending part of the duodenum, illuminating the esophagus, stomach cavity and duodenum. The miniature camera carried at the front end of the gastroscope simultaneously and sensitively records the images inside the lumen. Vivid and clear intracavitary images are dynamically presented on the high-definition video display screen.

Does painless gastroscopy require general anesthesia?

Painless gastroscopy is performed under short-acting general anesthesia. The patient enters a sleeping or sedated state and is unaware of the entire examination process. The patient wakes up quickly after the examination. Painless gastroscopy has little trauma and is not likely to cause gastrointestinal bleeding. The examination process is painless and short, and the specific operation process only takes a few minutes. The examination results are more accurate. Under anesthesia, the patient's gastrointestinal motility is weakened, and painless gastroscopy can detect subtle gastrointestinal lesions. The accuracy and sensitivity of the diagnostic results are greatly improved.

Are there any dangers of painless gastroscopy?

Painless gastroscopy anesthesia is not dangerous, but it does have risks. Any medical procedure has risks. Painless gastroscopy is performed under general anesthesia for gastroscopy examination or gastroscopy treatment. The anesthetic drugs themselves can bring lower risks. For example, some anesthetics can cause memory loss, delirium, confusion, hallucinations, dementia, insomnia, inattention, depression, anxiety, inability to speak, movement dysfunction, limb sensory impairment, etc. With the continuous development of medical technology, the risks of anesthetics have been reduced to a minimum. The incidence of side effects of painless gastroscopy anesthesia is extremely low, so patients have no need to worry at all.

Does painless gastroscopy require fasting?

You should not smoke the day before the painless gastroscopy. Smoking may cause coughing during the painless gastroscopy and affect intubation. You cannot eat anything the night before the examination, and you cannot drink water or eat anything on the morning of the examination. A relative should accompany the patient during the examination, and dentures should be removed before the examination. Before the examination, the patient should inform the doctor of his or her medical history and history of drug allergies. Someone should accompany the patient for 3 hours before the examination. The patient should not drink alcohol or eat spicy food within 8 hours after the examination. You cannot drive a motor vehicle or perform high-altitude work within two days after the inspection.

Is painless gastroscopy harmful to the human body?

With the development of medical technology, the harm of painless gastroscopy to the human body has been reduced to a minimum, and only potential risks exist. Chongqing Guoyitang uses Olympus painless gastroscopy imported from Japan. The possible risks of painless gastroscopy are mainly: vomiting, reflux, suffocation, and aspiration. The main risks during painless gastroscopy are: causing massive bleeding, bronchospasm, laryngeal spasm, tooth loss, vocal cord damage, tracheal damage, and lip and tongue damage. Risks of painless gastroscopy anesthesia: tissue and organ failure, cardiac arrhythmia, hemodynamic changes, and damage to other organs. The risk of the above painless gastroscopy is extremely low.

With the development of medical technology, the harm of painless gastroscopy to the human body has been reduced to a minimum, and only potential risks exist. The main risks of painless gastroscopy are: vomiting, reflux, suffocation, and aspiration. The main risks during painless gastroscopy are: causing massive bleeding, bronchospasm, laryngeal spasm, tooth loss, vocal cord damage, tracheal damage, and lip and tongue damage. Risks of painless gastroscopy anesthesia: tissue and organ failure, cardiac arrhythmia, hemodynamic changes, and damage to other organs. The risk of the above painless gastroscopy is extremely low.