Med. praxi 2012; 9(8-9): 362-364
Preparation of the pacient before endoskopy investigation of digestive tract
- II. interní gastro-enterologická a hepatologická klinika, Endoskopické pracoviště FN Olomouc
Physical preparation and informing the patient is very important before every endoscopy investigation. A lot of attention has been
paid to education and psychological preparation recently. Every endoscopy has its specific preparation – order to endoscopy, emptying,
diet measures, checking the laboratory results. The patient signs the instructions and the agreement with endoscopy. It is important to
inform the patient how to behave before the examination, how the examination goes on and how to behave afterwards. Endoscopy
belongs to invasive procedure when complication, which we have to inform the patient about, can follow.
Keywords: endoscopy, psychological preparation, instructions about investigation, infomed agreement, coplication
Published: September 25, 2012 Show citation
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