Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2012; 4(3): 80-86
Published online Mar 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.80
Table 3 Clinicopathological features and clinical outcomes of subjects administered low- or high-dose of diazepam
VariablesLow-dose group(n = 252)High-dose group(n = 79)P value
Tumor size (mm) (mean ± SD)15.4 ± 10.123.9 ± 18.2< 0.001
Tumor location in stomach (U and M/L)96/15652/27< 0.001
Gross morphological type (0-I / IIa vs 0-IIb / IIc vs combined)129/100/2339/34/6NS
Tumor depth (mucosa/ submucosa)233/1969/10NS
Histological type (cancer/ adenoma)176/7656/23NS
Ulcerative findings, n (%)14 (5.6)18 (22.8)< 0.001
Resection style (en bloc/ piecemeal)246/663/16< 0.001
Postoperative bleeding, n (%)1 (0.4)1 (1.3)NS
Perforation, n (%)8 (3.2)6 (7.6)NS
Midazolam (added / not added)43/20920/59NS