Mindfulness enables unsedated endoscopy with higher patient satisfaction

Mindfulness enables unsedated endoscopy with higher patient satisfaction

A new study has shown that mindfulness helps patients to relax during an endoscopy, allowing doctors to carry out detailed examinations without the need for sedation or general anesthesia.

New Study Shows Mindfulness Boosts Effectiveness of Endoscopies in Awake

In a groundbreaking development poised to reshape diagnostic medicine, researchers at the University of Southampton and Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust have demonstrated that mindfulness techniques can be integrated into endoscopy procedures to enable detailed examinations in fully awake patients. This approach significantly reduces the need for sedation or general anesthesia, which have traditionally been […]