Efficacy and Safety of Exploring Deeper Sections of the Infrapapillary Area of the Duodenum by Using Sedative Esophagogastroduodenoscopy

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics between patients receiving EGD with and without sedation.

Variables	Sedative EGD; (%)	EGD without sedation; (%)
Sex
Male	1174 (44.6)	51 (51)
Female	1458 (55.4)	49 (49)
Age (y)
Indication for EGD
Health examination	602 (22.9)	2 (2)
Upper abdominal symptoms	1724 (65.5)	56 (56)
Gastrointestinal bleeding	172 (6.5)	8 (8)
Follow-up of previous ulcer and cancer	134 (5.1)	34 (34)
Successful exploration of the papillary and infrapapillary areas	2511 (95.4)	0 (0)
Cardiopulmonary events during examination	0 (0)	0 (0)

EGD: esophagogastroduodenoscopy; SD: standard deviation.