World journal of gastroenterology : WJG
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2013
Randomized Controlled TrialStepwise sedation for elderly patients with mild/moderate COPD during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy.
To investigate stepwise sedation for elderly patients with mild/moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) during upper gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy. ⋯ The stepwise sedation method is effective and safer than the continuous sedation method for elderly patients with mild/moderate COPD during upper GI endoscopy.
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World J. Gastroenterol. · Aug 2013
Risk of sedation for diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy in obstructive sleep apnea patients.
To investigate whether patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are at risk of sedation-related complications during diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). ⋯ In patients with OSA, this limited sized study did not disclose an increased risk of cardiopulmonary complications during diagnostic EGD under sedation.