“Patient positioning during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures has received minimal attention compared with surgical procedures performed in the surgical setting. However, prolonged endoscopic interventions on patients and the increasing requirement for general anesthesia have changed to need for patient positioning guidelines. It is crucial to establish positioning guidelines for endoscopic procedures in supine, prone, and lateral positions.
These new patient positioning guidelines during gastrointestinal endoscopic procedures should become part of national endoscopy practice standards and the education curriculum of endoscopy nurses.” (Meeusen)