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Table 2 Endoscopic procedures, sedation and sedation-associated complications

From: Combined sedation with midazolam/propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy in elderly patients

 

Group A (Age 70+)

Group B (Age 18-69)

pvalue

total number of procedures

454(46.9%)

513(53.1%)

NS

EGD

270(59.5%)

293(57.1%)

NS

colonoscopy

92(20.3%)

115(22.4%)

NS

ERCP

44(9.7%)

37(7.2%)

NS

EUS

13(2.9%)

23(4.5%)

NS

combined procedures

35(7.7%)

45(8.8%)

NS

sedation, all procedures

   

midazolam

4.8 ± 3.3 (2.0-54.0)

4.9 ± 2.8 (2.0-65.0)

NS

propofol

77.8 ± 70.1 (10-650)

107.0 ± 75.7 (20-500)

< 0.001

fentanyl (n = 128 vs. 169 patients)

0.11 ± 0.11 (0.05-1.00)

0.12 ± 0.14 (0.05-1.00)

NS

sedation, procedure-specific

   

EGD (n = 563)

   

- midazolam

4.5 ± 0.9 (2.0-10.0)

4.7 ± 0.6 (2.0-6.0)

0.021

- propofol

59.2 ± 35.6 (10-270)

97.5 ± 60.1 (20-500)

< 0.001

- fentanyl (n = 7 vs. 4 patients)

-

-

-

colonoscopy (n = 207)

   

- midazolam

4.6 ± 0.7 (3.0-5.0)

4.7 ± 0.5 (3.0-5.0)

0.045

- propofol

70.3 ± 58.7 (20-400)

75.4 ± 51.1 (30-420)

NS

- fentanyl (n = 76 vs. 103 patients)

0.10 ± 0.01 (0.05-0.10)

0.13 ± 0.16 (0.05-1.00)

NS

ERCP (n = 81)

   

- midazolam

5.0 ± 0.9 (3.0-10.0)

5.3 ± 1.2 (3.0-10.0)

NS

- propofol

204.8 ± 121.3 (20-650)

202.2 ± 117.5 (40-450)

NS

- fentanyl (n = 22 vs. 29 patients)

0.10 ± 0.0 (0.10-0.10)

0.09 ± 0.02 (0.05-0.10)

NS

EUS (n = 36)

   

- midazolam

5.0 ± 0.0 (5.0-5.0)

4.9 ± 0.7 (3.0-7.0)

NS

- propofol

70.0 ± 45.6 (10-150)

133.9 ± 83.4 (40-350)

0.016

- fentanyl (n = 9 vs. 1 patient)

-

-

-

 

Group A (Age 70+)

Group B (Age 18-69)

p value

combined procedures (n = 80)

   

- midazolam

7.8 ± 11.2 (3.0-54.0)

6.4 ± 9.0 (3.0-65.0)

NS

- propofol

84.3 ± 54.6 (30-300)

157.6 ± 86.4 (30-400)

< 0.001

- fentanyl (n = 23 vs. 32 patients)

0.17 ± 0.26 (0.05-1.00)

0.13 ± 0.16 (0.05-1.00)

NS

sedation-associated complications

   

- respiratory

4(0.9%)

1(0.2%)

NS

- hemodynamic

0(0%)

2(0.4%)

NS

- agitation

1(0.2%)

6(1.2%)

NS

- procedure-associated mortality

0(0%)

0(0%)

NS

- 28 day mortality

13(2.9%)

5(1.0%)

0.030