Gastroscope is a kind of examination method, which is mainly used to examine the diseases of esophagus, stomach and duodenum. So what precautions should be taken before doing gastroscope? Is it painful to do gastroscope?
1. Those who take warfarin, aspirin or clopidogrel as antiplatelet / anticoagulant should try to check again within one week after stopping the drug.
2. The dinner of the day before the inspection should be used up before 8 p.m., and the amount of drinking water, especially drinks, should be properly controlled.
3. Do not eat breakfast or drink water on the day of inspection.
4. Gastroscopy is not suitable for those who have done barium meal examination in the past three days.
5, take lidocaine mucilage in advance to achieve local anesthesia and remove gastric cavity foam.
6. Before the examination, the doctor shall be informed of the previous medical history, medication history and operation history. If there are previous gastroscopy and pathological reports, they shall be submitted to the examiner for reference.
7. Before examination, take off the coat, take off the glasses and dentures, loosen the trouser belt, and follow the instructions of doctors and nurses to place the posture.
8. Patients with painless gastroscope should be fasting and water forbidden 6 hours before operation to avoid asphyxia during anesthesia. Painless gastroscopy should be accompanied by family members. Driving and working at height are forbidden after the examination.
9. Those who have already done barium meal examination must wait for barium to be emptied before gastroscopy.
10. Patients with pyloric obstruction should be fasted for 2-3 days. If necessary, the stomach should be washed before operation to remove the food accumulated in the stomach.
11. In order to avoid cross infection and formulate reasonable disinfection measures, patients need to be tested for HBsAg, anti HCV, anti HIV and syphilis antibodies before examination.
12. According to the patient's condition, ECG, blood pressure, blood routine test and coagulation time may also be needed.