Age and pain score before gastrointestinal endoscopies in children are predictors for post procedure pain

BMC Gastroenterology

Table 2 Multivariate analysis^a for higher post-procedure pain scores

		Adjusted OR	95% CI	P
All endoscopies (N = 284)	Age	1.016	1.007–1.025	< 0.001
All endoscopies (N = 284)	Pain score before the procedure	12.42	3.67–42	< 0.001
Upper GI endoscopies (N = 210)	Age	1.015	1.004–1.026	0.008
	Pain score before the procedure	8.097	1.990–32.939	0.003
	Post-procedure abdominal pain	5.2	1.34–20.4	0.017

The variables that were included in the multivariate analysis were pre-procedure pain scores, procedure duration, number of biopsies, endoscopic findings, dose of propofol/midazolam
^aEvery variable was adjusted for age, gender and type of procedure

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