Physicians at Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle have become the first in the United States to use the Sedasys system for propofol delivery, according to a Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News report.
The FDA-approved system is designed for providing moderate sedation to patients undergoing select gastrointestinal procedures, such as screening colonoscopy or EGD.
"It really allows us to use propofol, which we believe is superior to midazolam and fentanyl, in outpatients without having the added cost of having anesthesiologists administer [the drug]," said gastroenterologist Otto Lin, MD, according to the report.