Clinical Study
Clinical Outcomes of Colonic Stent in a Tertiary Care Center
Table 2
Procedural specifications.
| Variables | Number (%) |
| Endoscopist | | A | 11 (68.8%) | B | 2 (12.5%) | C | 3 (18.7%) | Goals of procedure | | Palliative | 12 (75%) | Bridge to surgery | 4 (25%) | Number of stents in one procedure | | One | 15 (93.8%) | Two | 1 (6.2%) | Size of stent | | mm | 5 (31.2%) | mm | 11 (68.7%) | mm | 1 (6.2%) | Procedure time in minutesa (±SD) | 47 (±19) | Sedation | | Fentanyl + midazolam | 10 (62.5%) | Meperidine + midazolam + promethazine | 1 (6.2%) | Midazolam | 1 (6.2%) | MAC | 3 (18.7%) | Midazolam + meperidine | 1 (6.2%) | ASA class | | II | 8 (50%) | III | 7 (43.8%) | IV | 1 (6.2%) |
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Defined by time between the first administration of sedation and the last recording of vital signs.
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