Efficacy and safety of remimazolam in bronchoscopic sedation: A meta-analysis

Table 1 The basic characteristics of included studies

Ref.	Country	Study design	ASA status	Number of patients	Age	Gender (M/F)	Remimazolam	Control
Gao et al[13], 2023	China	RCT	I-III	60	18-70	39/21	Initial dose: 6 mg/kg/h; Maintenance dose: 0.6-2 mg/kg/h	Propofol: Initial dose: 2 mg/kg; Maintenance dose: 4-6 mg/kg/h
Zhang et al[14], 2023	China	RCT	I-III	192	18-64	92/100	Initial dose: 0.2 mg/kg; Top-up dose: 0.05 mg/kg	Propofol: Initial dose: 1.5 mg/kg; Top-up dose: 0.5-1.0 mg/kg
Zhou et al[15], 2022	China	RCT	I-III	310	18-75	154/156	Initial dose: 0.2 mg/kg; Top-up dose: 0.1 mg/kg	Propofol: Initial dose: 2 mg/kg; Top-up dose: 0.75 mg/kg
Pastis et al[16], 2019	USA	RCT	I-III	372	50-74	174/198	Initial dose: 5 mg; Top-up dose: 2.5 mg	Midazolam: Initial dose: 1-1.75 mg; Top-up dose: 0.5-1 mg
Chen et al[17], 2022	China	RCT	I-III	146	45-65	108/38	Initial dose: 12 mg/kg/h; Maintenance dose: 1-2 mg/kg/h	Dexmedetomidine: Initial dose: 0.5 μg/kg; Maintenance dose: 0.2-0.7 μg/kg/h

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists.