Prospective Comparison of Moderate Conscious Sedation and Anesthesia Assistance for the Performance of Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)

Table 1

Patient demographics of those who underwent moderate conscious sedation and general anesthesia.

Patient characteristics	MCS n = 647	GA n = 229	value
Mean age (range)	62.2 (20–95)	53.7 (9–92)	<0.0001
Mean BMI (range)	28.4 (14.2–55.3)	30.0 (14–63)	0.004
Male (%)	391 (60.4%)	115 (50.2%)	0.007
Median ASA class (range)	2 (1–4)	3 (2–5)	—
Native papilla (%)	329 (50.9%)	84 (36.7%)	0.0002

MCS: moderate conscious sedation; GA: general anesthesia; BMI: body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.