Sedation reversal trends at outpatient ambulatory endoscopic center vs in-hospital ambulatory procedure center using a triage protocol

Table 1 Characteristics of patients requiring sedation reversal at ambulatory endoscopy digestive health center and ambulatory procedure center (n = 26)

	AEC-DHC (n = 17)	APC (n = 9)	P value
Sedation reversal events	17 (0.01)	9 (0.04)	0.06
Age (years)	53.5 (21)	60.4 (17.42)	0.23
Female	11 (66)	2 (22)	0.04a
BMI (kg/m2)	27.7 (6.7)	23.7 (4.03)	0.12
ASA	1.66 (0.48)	2.22 (0.83)	0.20

^aP ≤ 0.05.

The values are expressed as n (%) or means (± SD). AEC-DHC: Ambulatory endoscopy digestive health center; APC: Ambulatory procedure center; BMI: Body mass index; ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists classification.

Table 2 Mean doses of drugs used in patients requiring sedation reversal at ambulatory endoscopy digestive health center and ambulatory procedure center (n = 26)

	AEC-DHC	APC	P value
Midazolam (mg)	5.9 (1.7)1	8.9 (3.5)2	0.01a
Fentanyl (μg)	147.1 (49.9)1	188.9 (74.1)2	0.10
Flumazenil (μg)	0.3 (0.18)3	0.17 (0.17)4	0.13
Naloxone (mg)	0.32 (0.10)5	0.28 (0.12)2	0.35

^aP ≤ 0.05.

¹n = 17 (100%).

²n = 9 (100%).

³n = 8 (47%).

⁴n = 6 (66.6%).

⁵n = 13 (76.5%).

The values are expressed as means (± SD). AEC-DHC: Ambulatory endoscopy digestive health center; APC: Ambulatory procedure center.