Successful completion of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A retrospective comparative study on patients who had endoscopy with sedation and without sedation

Successful completion of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: A retrospective comparative study on patients who had endoscopy with sedation and without sedation

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Introduction: Sedation of patients before esophagoduodenoscopy (EGD) is common practice. It is expensive, increases the time required to perform the procedure and increases risks of complications. We have set out to determine if sedation improves EGD completion rates. Methods: 1539 EGDs w...

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Main Authors: Joseph Benjamin Davies, Sunil Kanti Roy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Thieme Medical and Scientific Publishers Pvt. Ltd. 2013-04-01
Series:Journal of Digestive Endoscopy
Subjects:
upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
sedation
completion rate
patient safety
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0039-1700269

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