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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2009; 15(30): 3783-3787
Published online Aug 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3783
Published online Aug 14, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3783
Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients (mean ± SD)
Group A (n = 40) | Group B (n = 40) | P value | |
Age (yr) | 31.33 ± 9.76 | 31.23 ± 9.13 | 0.962 |
Gender (M/F) | 34/6 | 36/4 | 0.737 |
Body mass index | 23.80 ± 3.40 | 23.43 ± 3.78 | 0.642 |
No. of patients with previous colonoscopy (%) | 11 (27.5%) | 10 (25.0%) | 0.779 |
Indication for colonoscopy n (%) | |||
Change in bowel habit | 9 (22.5) | 10 (25.0) | 0.527 |
Abdominal pain | 10 (25.0) | 12 (30.0) | |
Rectal bleeding | 6 (15.0) | 7 (17.5) | |
Polyp surveillance | 13 (32.5) | 9 (22.5) | |
Anemia | 2 (5.0) | 2 (5.0) | |
Time from onset of sedation to scope (min) | 1.18 ± 0.50 | 0.89 ± 0.31 | 0.003 |
Total procedure time (min) | 14.80 ± 3.80 | 14.61 ± 3.83 | 0.824 |
Time to ileal intubation (min) | 7.49 ± 3.24 | 8.21 ± 3.37 | 0.328 |
- Citation: Lee H, Kim JH. Superiority of split dose midazolam as conscious sedation for outpatient colonoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2009; 15(30): 3783-3787
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v15/i30/3783.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.15.3783