Efficacy of midazolam- versus propofol-based sedations by non-anesthesiologists during therapeutic endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in patients aged over 80 years.
Su Jung HanTae Hoon LeeSang-Heum ParkYoung Sin ChoYun Nah LeeYunho JungHyun Jong ChoiIl-Kwun ChungSang-Woo ChaJong Ho MoonYoung Deok ChoSun-Joo KimPublished in: Digestive endoscopy : official journal of the Japan Gastroenterological Endoscopy Society (2017)
There were no significant differences of safety and efficacy between midazolam- and propofol-based sedation in patients over 80 years of age. Increased O2 supply was more frequent in the propofol group, but the prevalence of hypoxia did not differ significantly.