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Dr Rishi Goel
New Victoria Hospital
What sort of sedation is normally used for a colonoscopy?
Rishi Goel lists the types of sedation that may be used for a colonoscopy procedure.
Transcript
We usually use two drugs when performing colonoscopy, so we'll give you a combination of a powerful sedative and a painkiller, an opiate drug. And a combination of both those drugs work very well to make the procedure as painless as possible.