Anesthetic management for small bowel enteroscopy in a World Gastroenterology Organization Endoscopy Training Center

Table 4 Anesthesia-related complications categorized by age (n, %)

Adverse events	<60 yr (n = 75)	≥60 yr (n = 79)	P value
Overall	29 (38.7)	47 (59.5)	0.0101
Cardiovascular	25 (33.3)	43 (54.4)	0.0081
Hypotension	21 (28.0)	41 (51.9)	0.0031
Bradycardia	3 (4.0)	1 (1.3)	0.286
Arrhythmia	0	1 (1.3)	0.328
Cardiac arrest	1 (1.3)	0	0.303
Respiratory	4 (5.3)	4 (5.1)	0.94
Hypoxia (SpO2 < 90%)	0	1 (1.3)	0.328
Upper airway obstruction	4 (5.3)	3 (3.8)	0.647

¹Considered to be statistically significant.