I am having an upper gi, have had trouble with iv sedation being effective. i got agitated during dental work. i told the doc, can it happen again?

Depends...: If you'll receive conscious sedation in an outpatient setting, this is traditionally managed by your gastroenterologist. However, mac (monitored anesthesia care) involves anesthesia services with a wide variety of drugs the anesthesiologist can employ. It will be helpful to either provider if you know what sedation combo you adversely responded to during dental work--call dentist to find out.

Possibly: No every IV drug works for the same for everyone. While the drug(s) you got for your dentistry may work for the vast majority of people, it may not be the drug for you. Find out what they used for your dental treatment and let them know before your upper gi. You can be sedated, it is just a matter of using the right drugs in the right amounts.

Depends....: Every patient is different and their response to medications are different. Most Dentist & GI specialist are very adept at providing conscious sedation. However, the more challenging patients may best be handled by Anesthesiologist. They have extensive medication experience and the ability to adapt to increased patient needs that may lead to airway compromise especially during upper GI procedur