Letter To The Editor
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jan 21, 2017; 23(3): 560-562
Published online Jan 21, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i3.560
Table 1 Comparison of patients undergoing sedated endoscopic ultrasound and oesophago-gastroduodenoscopy procedures n (%)
OGD
EUS
P value
n=100n=100
Age, yr (range)52.5 (17-85)63 (22-90)
Female6953-
Median duration minutes (range)6 (2-33)15 (6-38)P < 0.0001
Average midazolam mg (range)3 (1-15)4 (1-8)P = 0.001
Average fentanyl mcg (range)75 (50-150)100 (25-200)P < 0.0001
Procedures using fentanyl and midazolam6%67%P < 0.0001
Mean expected pain 1-10 (SD)3.47 (2.80)3.37 (2.70)P = 0.46
Mean actual pain 1-10 (SD)1.88 (2.61)1.16 (1.99)P = 0.03
Would you have the test again?8794P = 0.15
Complications recorded00-