Safety and effectiveness of propofol sedation during and after outpatient colonoscopy

Table 1 Demographic and clinical data in 2101 patients who underwent colonoscopy using propofol sedation

	n (%)
Sex: Male	1149 (55)
Mean age (range) (yr)	66 (20-94)
Mean body weight (range) (kg)	56.7 (32-98)
Indication
Screening	785 (37)
Hemopositive stool	538 (26)
Abdominal symptoms	406 (19)
Hematochezia	140 (7)
Surveillance	133 (6)
Anemia	70 (3)
Others	29 (1)
Propofol dose (mg):
About 40	110 (5)
60	239 (11)
80	623 (30)
100-120	973 (46)
140-160	131 (6)
180-200	25 (1)
Successful procedure	2101 (100)
Mean procedure time (range) (min)	14 (8-46)
Oxygen administered	5 (0.2)
Mask ventilation required	0 (0)
Heart rate < 50 beats/min	0 (0)
Complications	0 (0)
Full recovery 60 min after the procedure	2101 (100)

Values are numbers (percentages) of patients except for mean age, mean body weight, and mean procedure time.