Sedation/Procedure Room

Miller Children’s Hospital has a Sedation/Procedure Room, with full anesthetizing and monitoring capabilities outside of the main operating room suite, giving physicians and families easy access to their child. The room is appropriate for procedures that could be performed in a doctor's office/procedure room if deep sedation or general anesthesia were not needed. These procedures may be required as part of the diagnostic work up or treatment.

To prevent discomfort to a child, most scope tests for GI conditions are done under general anesthesia, using intravenous sedation and require special preparation. The patient and family centered care team will explain any special preparation that will be necessary during the procedure to the patient and their family.

Miller Children’s Hospital is a regional leader in the following procedures and studies:

• Colonoscopy
• Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD)
• Intraesophageal pH probe test
• Hepatology Procedures

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