Glossopharyngeal Nerve Block versus Lidocaine Spray to Improve Tolerance in Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Table 2

Hemodynamic variables during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in relation to anesthetic.

Variable	GFNB; 𝑛=50	TASS; 𝑛=50	𝑃
Heart rate (beats/min)	76.3 ± 7	70.9 ± 8	0.01
Oxygen saturation (%)	96.9 ± 1.6	91.2 ± 3.5	0.0001
SBP (mmHg)	121.5 ± 12.6	113.5 ± 9.7	0.01
DBP (mmHg)	74.2 ± 9.9	66.8 ± 8.1	0.01
MBP (mmHg)	89.9 ± 10.3	82.3 ± 8.2	0.006
Time for Ramsay II (min)	11.8 ± 4.3	21.8 ± 7.0	0.0001
Time to wake up (min)	10.8 ± 4.3	32.8 ± 8.0	0.0001

GNFB: glossopharyngeal nerve block group; TASS: topical anesthetic group; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; MBP: mean blood pressure.