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Meta-Analysis
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World J Clin Cases. Mar 16, 2026; 14(8): 118582
Published online Mar 16, 2026. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v14.i8.118582
Table 2 Summary of outcomes reported by each study, mean ± SD, n (%)
Ref.
Desaturation
Apnea
Occurrence of any respiratory intervention
Hypotension
Patient satisfaction with sedation
Recovery time (minutes)
Vomiting
Control
Intervention
Control
Intervention
Control
Intervention
Control
Intervention
Control
Intervention
Control
Intervention
Control
Intervention
Ferguson et al[17], 201623 ± 817 ± 616 ± 511 ± 447 ± 1638 ± 1424 ± 83 ± 110 ± 010 ± 0NRNR8 ± 312 ± 4
Miner et al[22], 2014NRNR14 ± 161:1 = 10 ± 12; 4:1 = 15 ± 1641 ± 451:1 = 33 ± 39; 4:1 = 48 ± 50NRNR70 ± 781:1 = 61 ± 72, 4:1 = 78 ± 816 ± 4.451:1 = 10 ± 8.89; 4:1 = 8 ± 8.15NRNR
Ulutas et al[32], 2023NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Soliman et al[25], 2017NRNRNRNRNRNR3 ± 102 ± 6.6NRNR26.3 ± 4.121.4 ± 3.7NRNR
Kumar et al[26], 2020NRNRNRNRNRNR18 ± 603 ± 10NRNRNRNRNRNR
Andolfatto et al[18], 201236 ± 2538 ± 2713 ± 915 ± 11NRNR1 ± 0.70NRNR6 ± 4.458 ± 2.22NRNR
Tandon et al[24], 2014NRNRNRNR19 ± 14.64 ± 316 ± 126 ± 4NRNR5 ± 2.224 ± 12.22NRNR
Khalil et al[35], 2021NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Frey et al[23], 1999NRNRNRNR18 ± 54.59 ± 27NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR
Cui et al[27], 2023NRNRNRNRNRNR14 ± 20.911 ± 16.210106 ± 1.486 ± 0.74NRNR
Liu et al[28], 2025NRNRNRNRNRNR46 ± 36.518 ± 14.3NRNRNRNRNRNR
Zheng et al[29], 2023NRNRNRNRNRNR12 ± 23.14 ± 7.7NRNRNRNR00
Fu et al[19], 20241 ± 4.0For all mixtures of esketofol = 0NRNRNRNR15 ± 60.0Propofol + esketamine 0.2 = 4 ± 16.0; propofol + esketamine 0.3 = 4 ± 16.0; popofol + esketamine 0.4 = 3 ± 12.05.0For all mixtures of esketofol = 5.0NRNRNRNR
Beyoğlu et al[33], 2020NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR26.9 ± 6.1927.1 ± 5.41NRNR
Frizelle et al[21], 1997NRNR01NRNR4 ± 204 ± 20NRNRNRNRNRNR
Bhardwaj et al[30], 2024NRNRNRNRNRNRNR
NR
NRNR26.9 ± 6.1927.1 ± 5.41NRNR
Schmitz et al[31], 2018NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR54 ± 29.6538 ± 31.874 ± 2.53 ± 1.9
Chiaretti et al[20], 2011 3/62 ± 4.81/59 ± 1.7NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR20 ± 28 ± 2NRNR
Xu et al[43], 2024NRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNRNR


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