Pediatric Patient and Parental Anxiety and Impressions Related to Initial Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Japanese Multicenter Questionnaire Study

Table 1

Characteristics of the patients.

Characteristics ( = 128)
Age (years)
Mean (SD)	9.8 (4.5)
Range	1 month–17 years
Gender
Male, (%)	70 (55)
Female, (%)	58 (45)
Weight (kg)
Mean (SD)	32.7 (14.9)
Types of endoscopy (1)
EGD, (%)	48 (37.5)
CS, (%)	32 (25)
EGD + CS, (%)	39 (30.5)
BE via the oral approach, (%)	1 (0.7)
BE via the anal approach, (%)	2 (1.5)
CE, (%)	3 (2.3)
CE + EGD + CS, (%)	2 (1.5)
CE + EGD + BE via the anal approach, (%)	1 (0.7)
Types of endoscopy (2)
Selective endoscopy, (%)	126 (98.4)
Emergent endoscopy, (%)	2 (1.6)
Preparation
Use of antifoaming agents, (%)	36 (28)
Use of laxatives, (%)	46 (36)
Sedation
General anesthesia, (%)	47 (36.7)
Intravenous anesthesia, (%)	78 (60.9)
Without sedation, (%)	3 (2.3)
Complications
Related to endoscopy, (%)	2 (1.1)
Related to sedation or anesthesia, (%)	0 (0)

EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; CS, colonoscopy; BE, balloon enteroscopy; CE, capsule endoscopy.