Comparison of the efficacy and safety of sedation between dexmedetomidine-remifentanil and propofol-remifentanil during endoscopic submucosal dissection

Table 7 Efficacy of procedural performance

	DR group(n = 29)	PR group(n = 30)	P value
Advancing scope into throat			0.010
Very easy	7 (24.1)	17 (56.7)
Easy	14 (48.3)	12 (40.0)
Slight difficult	1 (3.4)	1 (3.3)
Difficult	7 (24.1)	0 (0.0)
Gastric motility			0.101
No	21 (72.4)	16 (53.3)
Mild	7 (24.1)	6 (20.0)
Moderate	1 (3.4)	7 (23.3)
Vigorous	0 (0.0)	1 (3.3)
Low: No + mild	28 (96.6)	22 (73.3)	0.013
High: Moderate + vigorous	1 (3.4)	8 (26.7)
Endoscopist’s satisfaction			0.216
Very good	21 (72.4)	17 (56.7)
Good	8 (27.6)	9 (30.0)
Fair	0 (0.0)	2 (6.7)
Bad	0 (0.0)	2 (6.7)
Favorable: Very good + good	29 (100.0)	26 (86.7)	0.042
Unfavorable: Fair + bad	0 (0.0)	4 (13.3)
Patients’ satisfaction of sedation			0.616
Very good	4 (13.8)	7 (23.3)
Good	21 (72.4)	20 (66.7)
Bearable	4 (13.8)	3 (10.0)
Unbearable	0 (0.0)	0 (0.0)

Values are presented as frequency (percentage). The gastric motility and endoscopists’ satisfaction were reclassified as low (no + mild) or high (moderate + vigorous) and favorable (very good + good) or unfavorable (fair + bad), respectively.