Patient characteristics and procedural outcomes of moderate sedation for endoscopic procedures in patients with obesity: A retrospective, propensity score-matched study

Background Endoscopic procedures are performed commonly with moderate sedation. Obesity can pose a challenge in its safe administration. This study was aimed at assessing outcomes of endoscopy procedures performed with moderate sedation in obese patients. Patients and methods This was a r...

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Main Authors: Shashank Garg, Shorabuddin Syed, Abhilash Perisetti, Sumant Inamdar, John Vargo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2021-11-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-1555-2762