Clinical Study
Propofol-Based Sedation Does Not Increase Rate of Complication during Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Procedure
Table 1
Characteristics of patients, duration of sedation, and indications of procedure (mean, SD and percentage).
| | Group A | Group B | P- value | | () | () |
| Age (yr) (mean, SD) | 70.3 (8.5) | 75.2 (10.7) | .376 | Gender (%): Male | 43 (46.7) | 9 (45.0) | .888 | Female | 49 (53.3) | 11 (55.0) | | Weight (kg) (mean, SD) | 49.6 (4.8) | 48.1 (6.4) | .107 | ASA physical status (%): I-II | 26 (28.3) | 5 (25.0) | .768 | : III-IV | 66 (71.7) | 15 (75.0) | | Duration of sedation (min) (mean, SD) | 25.3 (5.5) | 27.3 (7.0) | .121 | Indication | | | .980 | Cerebro-vascular accident | 29 (31.5) | 7 (35.0) | | Dementia | 22 (23.9) | 5 (25.0) | | Oral, larynx and esophageal malignancy | 16 (17.4) | 3 (15.0) | | Prolonged nasogastric tube insertion | 8 (8.7) | 1 (5.0) | | Others | 17 (18.5) | 4 (20.0) | |
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Group A: propofol-based; Group B: non- propofol based.
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