Ercp Procedure

We will refer you to the Anticoagulation Clinic and they will contact you at least 7 days before your ERCP date. [...] We will involve you in all the decisions about your care and treatment. [...] If you decide to go ahead with the procedure and/or treatment, by law we must ask for your consent and we will ask you to sign a consent form. [...] It helps to reduce the sensation of the endoscope in your throat although it does not take away all the feeling and you may still gag a little. B. [...] We will give you intravenous sedation (Midazolam) and other medications via the cannula (thin tube) in your vein. [...] We will give you a local anaesthetic throat spray to numb the back of your throat and medications to relax you, as explained above. [...] We will ask you to lie on an X-Ray table and you will be exposed to radiation during the procedure. [...] We will ask you to lie on your left side, with your left arm at the back and your right arm under the pillow. [...] We will give you a small plastic mouth guard to bite on to protect your teeth. [...] We will ask you to wait for the copy of your report and for a nurse to explain your discharge instructions to you.