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Open Access 30-04-2025 | Upper and Lower Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | Review

Best Practices for the Gastroenterologist: Trauma-Informed Care in the Endoscopy Suite

Authors: Yesenia Greeff, Christopher Vélez, Lauren D. Feld, Nikki Duong

Published in: Digestive Diseases and Sciences

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Abstract

Trauma is a risk factor for several gastrointestinal illnesses, especially disorders related to the gut–brain axis. Gastroenterology (GI) care environments, particularly endoscopy units, put patients at risk of unintentional re-traumatization due to the sensitive nature of the questions, examinations, and procedures. Trauma-informed care has six pillars outlined by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: safety, trustworthiness and transparency, peer support, collaboration and mutuality, empowerment voice and choice, and cultural historical and gender issues. Adopting these pillars for trauma-informed GI care can transform the patient and staff experience. Traumatic or potentially traumatic experiences are common, and therefore a universal trauma precautions approach is useful in a busy GI environment. There are considerations for each of the pre-, peri-, and post-procedural settings that are simple to implement, which can increase the sense of safety, trust, and autonomy for each patient in the endoscopy suite.
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Title
Best Practices for the Gastroenterologist: Trauma-Informed Care in the Endoscopy Suite
Authors
Yesenia Greeff
Christopher Vélez
Lauren D. Feld
Nikki Duong
Publication date
30-04-2025
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
Print ISSN: 0163-2116
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2568
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-025-08993-1