Clinical Study

Are Histrionic Personality Traits Associated with Irritability during Conscious Sedation Endoscopy?

Table 4

Dose of midazolam and Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale between irritable and stable group at the time of insertion.

Irritable groupStable group
n = 32n = 32

Dose of midazolam, mean ± SD, mg3.31 ± 0.693.17 ± 0.730.434
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale 0.592
 −1, (%)6 (18.8)4 (12.5)
 −2, (%)8 (25.0)11 (34.4)
 −3, (%)15 (46.9)16 (50.0)
 −4, (%)3 (9.4)1 (3.1)