Propofol sedation during endoscopic treatment for early gastric cancer compared to midazolam

Table 1 Comparison studies of sedation for gastric endoscopic submucosal dissection

Ref.	Year	Propofol	Midazolam	Combination	General anesthesia	Other	Anesthesiologist present	Conclusion
Sasaki et al[7]	2012	●	●					P > M
Chun et al[8]	2012	●		●				Combination > P
Rong et al[9]	2012		1●		●		●	GA > M
Yamagata et al[10]	2011	●	●					P > M
Uesato et al[11]	2010		●		●		●	GA > M
Takimoto et al[12]	2010	●	●			DEX		DEX
Kiriyama et al[13]	2010	●	●					P > M

¹Diazepam. About drug names (propofol/midazolam/combination/general anesthesia/pentazocine/fentanyl), “●” means that the drug were "used". And about the line of Anestheologist, “●”means that anesthesiologists "managed" sedation. Combination: Propofol and midazolam; DEX: Dexmedetomidine hydrochloride; P: Propofol; GA: General anesthesia; M: Midazolam.