Facility fees for endoscopy are generally on the low end, so one of the keys to being financially successful with these procedures is to do a healthy volume of cases in a highly efficient manner. Over our seven-year history as a single-specialty endoscopy lab, we've learned some "tricks" that have helped us ramp up to 750 cases per month...

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The case seems like a routine outpatient procedure. The patient, a seemingly healthy 38-year-old male, is administered a general anesthetic and the surgeon begins operating. Soon after the procedure begins, however, the patient's vital signs start to change and his end tidal carbon dioxide level elevates at an alarming rate. Fortunately,...