A painless gastroscopy usually takes about 20 to 30 minutes.
The time for the painless gastroscopy includes the time for anesthesia as well as the time for the gastroscopy. During the gastroscopy, if the patient is found to have gastrointestinal tract lesions, the examination time will be extended. Therefore, the duration of the examination may vary from patient to patient.
Painless gastroscopy is performed under anesthesia, usually do not feel pain, before doing painless gastroscopy need to check the cardiopulmonary function, through the anesthesiologist’s assessment, the physical condition permits, before doing painless gastroscopy, the examination is not allowed to eat within 6 hours before, need to maintain an empty stomach, to ensure the accuracy of the examination.
General anesthesia is needed to do painless examination, and the doctor needs to assess the physical condition before the examination to avoid discomfort during the examination.