Procedures Suited to Sedation

Upper gastrointestinal flexible endoscopy

Lower intestinal endoscopy

Flexible bronchoscopy

Extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy

Transvaginal ovum retrieval and other in-vitro fertilisation procedures

Dermatology procedures e.g. removal of molluscum contagiosum, photodynamic therapy

Dermatological laser therapy

Cystoscopy

Arthroscopy and peripheral orthopaedic procedures

Dilatation and curettage, vaginal hysterectomy and repairs, perineal surgery

Herniorrhaphy, haemorrhoidectomy, EUA

Angiography, pacemaker insertion, vascular access catheters

Transurethral resection of tumours of the prostate