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Philippe Astoul, Fabien Maldonado. Anesthetic Drugs Managed by Pulmonologists during Medical Thoracoscopy: One Size Does Not Fit All!. Respiration 2014; 88(4) doi: 10.1159/000365663
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Till Wehrmann, Andrea Riphaus, Alexander J. Eckardt, Peter Klare, Ina Kopp, Stefan von Delius, Ulrich Rosien, Peter H. Tonner. Updated S3 Guideline “Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy” of the German Society of Gastroenterology, Digestive and Metabolic Diseases (DGVS) – June 2023 – AWMF-Register-No. 021/014. Zeitschrift für Gastroenterologie 2023; 61(11) doi: 10.1055/a-2165-6388
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Min-Jae Kim, Yuna Kim, Jie-Hyun Kim, Young Hoon Youn, Jaeyoung Chun. Balancing safety and effectiveness in colonoscopy for older adults: a narrative review. Intestinal Research 2025; 23(4) doi: 10.5217/ir.2025.00092
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Sabina Beg, Krish Ragunath, Andrew Wyman, Matthew Banks, Nigel Trudgill, Mark D Pritchard, Stuart Riley, John Anderson, Helen Griffiths, Pradeep Bhandari, Phillip Kaye, Andrew Veitch. Quality standards in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a position statement of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland (AUGIS). Gut 2017; 66(11) doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2017-314109
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Jace Holton, Bryan Flattery. Capnography compared to pulse oximetry for early detection of respiratory compromise in non-intubated patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy procedures: a systematic review protocol. JBI Database of Systematic Reviews and Implementation Reports 2016; 14(12) doi: 10.11124/JBISRIR-2016-003220
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Caleb Schroeder, Christodoulos Kaoutzanis, Rosalie Tocco-Bradley, Janet Obear, Kathleen B. Welch, Suzanne Winter, Robert K. Cleary. Patients Prefer Propofol to Midazolam Plus Fentanyl for Sedation for Colonoscopy. Diseases of the Colon & Rectum 2016; 59(1) doi: 10.1097/DCR.0000000000000512
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Eduardo Redondo-Cerezo. Geriatric Gastroenterology. 2020;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-90761-1_103-1
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Michael Hartmann, Andreas Baetscher. Analgosedation for interventional procedures in patients with acute and chronic pain. Pain Practice 2017; 17(4) doi: 10.1111/papr.12553
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Natapak Boonreunya, Ekapong Nopawong, Karn Yongsiriwit, Sakkarin Chirapongsathorn. Virtual reality distraction during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2022; 37(5) doi: 10.1111/jgh.15786
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Toshihiro Nishizawa, Hidekazu Suzuki. Propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2018; 6(6) doi: 10.1177/2050640618767594
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Atsushi Goto, Koichi Hamabe, Shunsuke Ito, Shinichi Hashimoto, Jun Nishikawa, Taro Takami. Characteristics of cases for which esophageal endoscopic submucosal dissection under general anesthesia is recommended. Esophagus 2025; 22(1) doi: 10.1007/s10388-024-01086-4
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Yunfeng Yu, Juan Deng, Yuman Yin, Xinyu Yang, Min Liao, Rong Yu. Ciprofol vs propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy sedation: a systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Surgery 2025; 111(11) doi: 10.1097/JS9.0000000000003064
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Hyun-Ji Song, Jiyun Kim. Validity Analysis of Neck Circumference as a Screening Test for Hypoxia Occurrence in Patients Undergoing Sedative Endoscopy. Healthcare 2022; 10(4) doi: 10.3390/healthcare10040679
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Eun Hye Kim, Sang Kil Lee. Endoscopist-Directed Propofol: Pros and Cons. Clinical Endoscopy 2014; 47(2) doi: 10.5946/ce.2014.47.2.129
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Masaki Ominami, Yasuaki Nagami, Masatsugu Shiba, Kazunari Tominaga, Taishi Sakai, Hirotsugu Maruyama, Kunihiro Kato, Hiroaki Minamino, Shusei Fukunaga, Fumio Tanaka, Satoshi Sugimori, Noriko Kamata, Hirohisa Machida, Hirokazu Yamagami, Tetsuya Tanigawa, Toshio Watanabe, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, Tetsuo Arakawa. Comparison of propofol with midazolam in endoscopic submucosal dissection for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma: a randomized controlled trial. Journal of Gastroenterology 2018; 53(3) doi: 10.1007/s00535-017-1358-6
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Sang Pyo Lee, In-Kyung Sung, Jeong Hwan Kim, Sun-Young Lee, Hyung Seok Park, Chan Sup Shim. Factors impacting patient cooperation during elective gastroscopy. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine 2017; 32(5) doi: 10.3904/kjim.2015.393
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Sedation. 2018;  doi: 10.1016/B978-0-323-40053-4.00003-2
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Chih-Wei Tseng, Malcolm Koo, Kuo-Chih Tseng, Yu-Hsi Hsieh. Meperidine for patients expected to have poor tolerance to esophagogastroduodenoscopy: A double‐blind, randomized, controlled study. United European Gastroenterology Journal 2018; 6(9) doi: 10.1177/2050640618797821
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Hanna Dubois, Johan Creutzfeldt, Monita Törnqvist, Mia Bergenmar. Patient participation in gastrointestinal endoscopy — From patients' perspectives. Health Expectations 2020; 23(4) doi: 10.1111/hex.13066
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Hong Jun Park, Byoung Kwan Son, Hoon Sup Koo, Byung-Wook Kim. Preparation, Evaluation, and Recovery before and after Conscious Sedative Endoscopy. The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology 2017; 69(1) doi: 10.4166/kjg.2017.69.1.59
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Jeeyoung Jun, Jong In Han, Ae Lee Choi, Youn Jin Kim, Jong Wha Lee, Dong Yeon Kim, Minjin Lee. Adverse events of conscious sedation using midazolam for gastrointestinal endoscopy. Anesthesia and Pain Medicine 2019; 14(4) doi: 10.17085/apm.2019.14.4.401
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Hui-Rong Luo, An-Di Chen, Jing-Fang Lin, Peng Ye, Ying-Jie Chen, Ming-Xue Lin, Pin-Zhong Chen, Xiao-Hui Chen, Xiao-Chun Zheng. Effect of etomidate added to propofol target-controlled infusion in bidirectional endoscopy: A randomized clinical trial. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2025; 17(2): 100722 doi: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i2.100722
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Tianne Numan, Edwin van Dellen, Frank P. Vleggaar, Paul van Vlieberghe, Cornelis J. Stam, Arjen J. C. Slooter. Resting State EEG Characteristics During Sedation With Midazolam or Propofol in Older Subjects. Clinical EEG and Neuroscience 2019; 50(6) doi: 10.1177/1550059419838938
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Andrea Minciullo, Lucia Filomeno. Nurse-Administered Propofol Sedation Training Curricula and Propofol Administration in Digestive Endoscopy Procedures. Gastroenterology Nursing 2024; 47(1) doi: 10.1097/SGA.0000000000000780
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Qihui Chen, Hangfei Li, Lijuan Zhou, Zhanbo Yang. RETRACTED: Assessing wound complications in gastroscopy with Streptomyces protease enzyme combined with Shutai. International Wound Journal 2024; 21(2) doi: 10.1111/iwj.14577
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Ryan A. Balko, David A. Katzka, Joseph A. Murray, Jeffrey A. Alexander, Kristin C. Mara, Karthik Ravi. Same‐day opioid administration in opiate naïve patients is not associated with opioid‐induced esophageal dysfunction (OIED). Neurogastroenterology & Motility 2021; 33(5) doi: 10.1111/nmo.14059
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Maryam Mubashir, James D. Morris. Moderate and Deep Sedation in Clinical Practice. 2024;  doi: 10.1017/9781009233293.018
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Toshihiro Nishizawa, Hidekazu Suzuki. Endoscopic Ultrasound Management of Pancreatic Lesions. 2021;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-71937-1_18
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Andreas Kostroglou, Emmanouil I. Kapetanakis, Loizos Rougeris, Marios E. Froudarakis, Tatiana Sidiropoulou. Review of the Physiology and Anesthetic Considerations for Pleuroscopy/Medical Thoracoscopy. Respiration 2022; 101(2) doi: 10.1159/000518734
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Hyun Ah Park, Su Youn Nam, Sang Kil Lee, Sang Gyun Kim, Ki-Nam Shim, Sang Min Park, Sun-Young Lee, Hye Seung Han, Yong Moon Shin, Kyoung-Mee Kim, Kyung-Jae Lee, Tae-Yong Lee, Il Ju Choi, Seong Sook Hong, Jae Woo Kim, Yoon Jae Lee, Soo Young Kim, Yeol Kim, Won-Chul Lee, Il Kwun Chung. The Korean guideline for gastric cancer screening. Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2015; 58(5) doi: 10.5124/jkma.2015.58.5.373
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Song Zhao, Xiao-lian Deng, Li Wang, Jing-wang Ye, Zheng-yong Liu, Bin Huang, Ying Kan, Bao-hua Liu, An-ping Zhang, Chun-xue Li, Fan Li, Wei-dong Tong. The impact of sedation on quality metrics of colonoscopy: a single-center experience of 48,838 procedures. International Journal of Colorectal Disease 2020; 35(6) doi: 10.1007/s00384-020-03586-y
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Cynthia L. Vuittonet, T. Patrick Hill, T. S. Dharmarajan, C. S. Pitchumoni. Geriatric Gastroenterology. 2020;  doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-90761-1_4-1
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Chiung‐Dan Hsu, Jui‐Mei Huang, Ya‐Ping Chuang, Hua‐Yi Wei, Yu‐Chung Su, Jeng‐Yih Wu, Wen‐Ming Wang, Hung‐Te Hsu, Hui‐Fang Huang, I‐Cheng Lu, David Vi Lu. Propofol target‐controlled infusion for sedated gastrointestinal endoscopy: A comparison of propofol alone versus propofol–fentanyl–midazolam. The Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences 2015; 31(11) doi: 10.1016/j.kjms.2015.09.004
36
Alfredo J. Lucendo, Ángel Arias, Sonia González-Castillo, Teresa Angueira, Danila Guagnozzi, Mariluz Fernández-Fuente, Mercedes Serrano-Valverde, Marta Sánchez-Cazalilla, Oliver Chumillas, Maruja Fernández-Ordóñez, José M. Tenías. Same-day bidirectional endoscopy with nonanesthesiologist administration of propofol. European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2014; 26(3) doi: 10.1097/MEG.0000000000000026
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Adelina Hung, John Marshall, Sheila Barnett, Zalman M. Falchuk, Mandeep Sawhney, Daniel A. Leffler. Risk Factors and Outcomes of Reversal Agent Use in Moderate Sedation During Endoscopy and Colonoscopy. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology 2016; 50(3) doi: 10.1097/MCG.0000000000000291
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Qing-Tao Meng, Chen Cao, Hui-Min Liu, Zhong-Yuan Xia, Wei Li, Ling-Hua Tang, Rong Chen, Meng Jiang, Yang Wu, Yan Leng, Chris C. Lee. Safety and efficacy of etomidate and propofol anesthesia in elderly patients undergoing gastroscopy: A double-blind randomized clinical study. Experimental and Therapeutic Medicine 2016; 12(3) doi: 10.3892/etm.2016.3475
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Gustavo Nadal Uliana, Elizabeth Milla Tambara, Renato Tambara Filho, Giorgio Alfredo Pedroso Baretta. Effects of remifentanil on awakening of propofol sedated patients submitted to upper gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized clinical trial. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology (English Edition) 2020; 70(3) doi: 10.1016/j.bjane.2020.03.003
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Syed Murtaza Hassan Kazmi, Mahnoor Nawaz Abbasi, Yusra Mudassir, Rashiqua Sulman Chaudhary, Ayesha Siddiqa, Muslim Atiq, Syed Shah Hussain Jafry, Anum Ilyas. Comparing Patient Comfort During Bronchoscopy Under Conscious Sedation and Monitored Anesthesia Care: A Prospective, Observational, Controlled Study. Cureus 2024;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.62381
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Vedrana Vejzovic. Professionals’ experiences with paediatric colonoscopy: an interview study. BMC Nursing 2019; 18(1) doi: 10.1186/s12912-019-0331-5
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Huixin Li, Jinguang Wang, Dan Cheng, Yanna Li, Pingle Li, Qiaoling Ma, Yongchao Yao, Jiaqi Chen, Qingli Zhang, Junping Guo, Shuailei Wang, Na Xing. Bilevel positive airway pressure ventilation to prevent hypoxaemia during gastroscopy under sedation in patients at risk of hypoxaemia: study protocol for a prospective randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2025; 15(3) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-096800
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Giuliano F. Bonura, Pablo Cortegoso Valdivia, Gabriella Frassanito, Noemi Gualandi, Paola Soriani, Federica Indulti, Valentina Zadro, Arianna Parrella, Tommaso Gabbani, Antonio Facciorusso, Konstantinos Triantafyllou, Mauro Manno. Non-anesthesiologist-administered propofol sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy in ASA III patients: Eight-year experience. Endoscopy International Open 2026; 14(CP) doi: 10.1055/a-2857-9602
44
Hang Li, Ze-yu Duan, Ye-Ping Mo, Wei-Feng Yu, Yong-Ming Chen. Noninferiority Study of the Effects of Remimazolam Tosylate Versus Propofol on Cognitive Function in Elderly Patients Undergoing Elective Outpatient Colonoscopy. American Journal of Therapeutics 2025; 32(1) doi: 10.1097/MJT.0000000000001781
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Yuki Tanisaka, Shomei Ryozawa, Suguru Ito, Masafumi Mizuide, Akashi Fujita, Ryuichi Watanabe, Ryosuke Hamamura, Yoshiki Matsuno. Comparison of Remimazolam and Midazolam for Sedation During Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography‐Related Procedures. DEN Open 2026; 6(1) doi: 10.1002/deo2.70281
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I. Carabaño Aguado, M. Herrero Álvarez, R. Álvarez García, J.L. Ayala Ortega. Delirium prolongado por propofol en un adolescente de 14 años. Anales de Pediatría 2014; 80(3) doi: 10.1016/j.anpedi.2013.06.024
47
Chunliu Hou, Siming Zhang, Yuqing Zhu, Guochun Wen, Guoran Wang, Jinxiang Dai, Fei Xu, Chunjie Li, Huiyi Chen, Di Wang, Qingqing Han, Xuesen Su, Wenjie Zhang, Shouyuan Tian, Yan Li. Comparative efficacy and safety of nalbuphine and hydromorphone in painless colonoscopy techniques: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Anesthesiology 2025; 25(1) doi: 10.1186/s12871-025-03038-6
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Zubin Dev Sharma, Rajesh Puri. Quality indicators in endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography: a brief review of established guidelines. Clinical Endoscopy 2023; 56(3) doi: 10.5946/ce.2022.210
49
Gustavo Nadal Uliana, Elizabeth Milla Tambara, Renato Tambara Filho, Giorgio Alfredo Pedroso Baretta. Efeitos do remifentanil sobre despertar de pacientes sedados com propofol para endoscopia digestiva alta: estudo clínico randomizado. Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology 2020; 70(3) doi: 10.1016/j.bjan.2020.03.004
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Wentao Ji, Yu Deng, Min Zheng, Xiaoting Zhang, Jun Lu, Jinhai Liu, Bo Li, Lulong Bo. Nasal mask versus conventional oxygen supply for endoscopy under intravenous sedation: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMJ Open 2024; 14(12) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092868
51
Shujing Zhou, Ziyu Zhu, Wanbing Dai, Siyi Qi, Weitian Tian, Yizhe Zhang, Xiao Zhang, Lili Huang, Jie Tian, Weifeng Yu, Diansan Su. National survey on sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy in 2758 Chinese hospitals. British Journal of Anaesthesia 2021; 127(1) doi: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.01.028
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Ahila Manivannan, Shailender Madani, Michael Woodall, George McKelvey , Sharon Kemper. Propofol Sedation in Pediatric Upper Endoscopy: A Study of Pharmacodynamics and the Effects of Gastroenterologists, Anesthesiologists, and Supervised Participants on the Procedure Time and Sedation Time. Cureus 2024;  doi: 10.7759/cureus.54841
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Propofol target-controlled infusion for gastrointestinal endoscopy. International Journal of Gastrointestinal Intervention 2024; 13(3) doi: 10.18528/ijgii240023
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Ahmet Salih Tüzen, Rıdvan Özlük, Ayşe Rumeysa Kocatürk, Mehmet Ali Coşar, Zülfükar Bilge, Birzat Emre Gölboyu, Sezgin Vatansever, Murat Aksun. Recovery Profiles After MOAA/S-Guided Remifentanil- Versus Fentanyl-Based Propofol Sedation for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: An IPTW-Adjusted Retrospective Cohort Study. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2026; 15(18) doi: 10.3390/jcm15187276
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Shui Fan Lai, Mei Ting Lam, Hang Wun Raymond Li, Ernest Hung Yu Ng. A randomized double-blinded non-inferiority trial comparing fentanyl and midazolam with pethidine and diazepam for pain relief during oocyte retrieval. Reproductive BioMedicine Online 2020; 40(5) doi: 10.1016/j.rbmo.2020.01.021
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Richard L. Applegate, John Lenart, Mathew Malkin, Minhthy N. Meineke, Silvana Qoshlli, Monica Neumann, J. Paul Jacobson, Alison Kruger, Jeffrey Ching, Mohammad Hassanian, Michael Um. Advanced Monitoring Is Associated with Fewer Alarm Events During Planned Moderate Procedure-Related Sedation. Anesthesia & Analgesia 2016; 122(4) doi: 10.1213/ANE.0000000000001160
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Yipin Liu, Weiwei Jiang, Guoxun Chen, Yanqing Li. Diagnostic Value and Safety of Emergency Single-Balloon Enteroscopy for Obscure Gastrointestinal Bleeding. Gastroenterology Research and Practice 2019; 2019 doi: 10.1155/2019/9026278
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Cristiano Spada, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, Cesare Hassan, Pedro Amaro, Anurag Agrawal, Lene Brink, Wolfgang Fischbach, Matthias Hünger, Rodrigo Jover, Urpo Kinnunen, Akiko Ono, Árpád Patai, Silvia Pecere, Lucio Petruzziello, Jürgen F. Riemann, Harry Staines, Ann L. Stringer, Ervin Toth, Giulio Antonelli, Lorenzo Fuccio. Factors Associated with Withdrawal Time in European Colonoscopy Practice: Findings of the European Colonoscopy Quality Investigation (ECQI) Group. Diagnostics 2022; 12(2) doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020503
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Xiaoxiao Lin, Haoyue Sun, Xizhou Lin, Ya Liu, Sisi Hu, Yingcong Yu, Caiyun Song. Application of topical pharyngeal anesthesia to reduce adverse reactions during painless gastroscopy: A prospective randomized study. Technology and Health Care 2023; 31(4) doi: 10.3233/THC-220516
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Hussein Bitar, Hassaan Zia, Muhammad Bashir, Pratyusha Parava, Muhammad Hanafi, William Tierney, Mohammad Madhoun. Impact of fellowship training level on colonoscopy quality and efficiency metrics. Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2018; 88(2) doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2018.04.2338
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Ulas Emre Akbulut, Seyfi Kartal, Ufuk Dogan, Gulgun Elif Akcali, Serap Kalayci, Hulya Kirci. Propofol with and without Midazolam for Diagnostic Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopies in Children. Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition 2019; 22(3) doi: 10.5223/pghn.2019.22.3.217
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Sung-Hoon Moon. Sedation Regimens for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy. Clinical Endoscopy 2014; 47(2) doi: 10.5946/ce.2014.47.2.135
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Tomohiro Ogawa, Yoshio Ohda, Kazuko Nagase, Tomoaki Kono, Katsuyuki Tozawa, Toshihiko Tomita, Masaki Iimuro, Nobuyuki Hida, Tadayuki Oshima, Hirokazu Fukui, Kazutoshi Hori, Jiro Watari, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroto Miwa. Evaluation of discomfort during colonoscopy with conventional and ultrathin colonoscopes in ulcerative colitis patients. Digestive Endoscopy 2015; 27(1) doi: 10.1111/den.12323
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Paresh P. Mehta, John J. Vargo. GI Endoscopic Emergencies. 2016;  doi: 10.1007/978-1-4939-3085-2_1
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Ning Yin, Jiangyan Xia, Yi-Zhi Cao, Xinjian Lu, Jing Yuan, Jue Xie. Effect of propofol combined with opioids on cough reflex suppression in gastroscopy: study protocol for a double-blind randomized controlled trial. BMJ Open 2017; 7(9) doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-014881
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Rong Zhao, Zheng Chen, Qingyu Teng, Tao Xu, Qi Li, Helin Gong, Hongjun Ji, Hui Zhang. Hypoxemia prediction model based on XGBoost during sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. Frontiers in Medicine 2026; 12 doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1714512
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Feng Hu, Long Zou, Hongxia Chang, Lin Tian, Fanrong Liu, Ya Lan, Fangxin Zhang, Xiao Liu. Comparison of effectiveness, cost and safety between moderate sedation and deep sedation under esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Chinese population: a quasi-experimental study. Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2022; 57(9) doi: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2060050
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Fang-Zhuo Li, Cheng Zhao, Yi-Xun Tang, Ji-Tong Liu. Safety and efficacy comparison of remimazolam and propofol for intravenous anesthesia during gastroenteroscopic surgery of older patients: A meta-analysis. World Journal of Clinical Cases 2024; 12(7): 1272-1283 doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v12.i7.1272
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Rohit Sinha, Anastasios Koulaouzidis, John N. Plevris. Endoscopy in Liver Disease. 2017;  doi: 10.1002/9781118660799.ch2
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Ji Min Jang, Su Bee Park, Jin Young Yoon, Min Seob Kwak, Jae Myung Cha. Gastrointestinal and non-gastrointestinal complication rates associated with diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy under sedation. Medicine 2022; 101(19) doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000029266
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Preena Babu, Suman Arora, Sandeep Bansal. Effect of Midazolam as an Adjunct to Dexmedetomidine-propofol Sedation for Drug-induced Sleep Endoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Annals of Airway Management and Life Support 2026; 1(1) doi: 10.5005/aamals-11071-0003
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Israel Grilo-Bensusan, Pablo Herrera Martín, Remedios Jiménez-Mesa, Valle Aguado Álvarez. Prospective study of the factors associated with poor tolerance to ambulatory colonoscopy under conscious sedation. Revista Española de Enfermedades Digestivas 2018; 110 doi: 10.17235/reed.2018.5287/2017
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Hana M. Wiemer, Michael B. Butler, Patrick C. Froese, Allan Lapierre, Chris Carriere, Glen R. Etsell, Dana Farina, Jennifer Jones, Jock Murray, Samuel G. Campbell. Procedural sedation by advanced care paramedics for emergency gastrointestinal endoscopy. CJEM 2019; 21(2) doi: 10.1017/cem.2018.372
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Qizhi Liu, Yunhua Zang, Wei Zang, Wenpeng Cai, Weiwei Li, Ya'nan Guo, Cheng Xin, Xiaohuang Tu. Implementation of virtual reality technology to decrease patients' pain and nervousness during colonoscopies: a prospective randomised controlled single-blinded trial. Clinical Medicine 2022; 22(3) doi: 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0001
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Gülten Arslan, Özlem Sezen. Comparison of target controlled infusion and manual infusion of propofol for sedation in spinal anesthesia. Ain-Shams Journal of Anesthesiology 2020; 12(1) doi: 10.1186/s42077-020-00063-0
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Hyunil Kim, Jeong Nam Hyun, Kyong Joo Lee, Hyun-Soo Kim, Hong Jun Park. Oxygenation before Endoscopic Sedation Reduces the Hypoxic Event during Endoscopy in Elderly Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Journal of Clinical Medicine 2020; 9(10) doi: 10.3390/jcm9103282
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Simon Söderberg, Nils Nyhlin, Axelina Moro, Christina Figaro, Emelie Fransson, Jennie Stefansdotter, Malin Schagerström, Maria Lindblad, Martin Ahlzén, Olga Zukovets, Sofia Borell, Viktoria Johansson, Marianne Axman, Anette Wendt, Hanna Falck, Michiel A. van Nieuwenhoven. Time and Motion at the Endoscopy Unit—A University Hospital Experience. Health Services Research and Managerial Epidemiology 2023; 10 doi: 10.1177/23333928231159808
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Somchai Amornyotin. Sedation-related complications in gastrointestinal endoscopy. World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy 2013; 5(11): 527-533 doi: 10.4253/wjge.v5.i11.527
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Bin-Bin Xu, Xiao-Liang Zhao, Gui-Ping Xu. Clinical study of anesthetization by dezocine combined with propofol for indolent colonoscopy. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2016; 22(24): 5609-5615 doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i24.5609
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Yueyang Xin, Pei Lu, Shaodi Guan, Shaomeng Si, Rao Sun, Wei Xia, Hui Xu. Efficacy and Safety of Remimazolam in Short Endoscopic Procedures: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Medicina 2025; 61(3) doi: 10.3390/medicina61030453
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Yutaka Shinohe, Satomi Higuchi, Makoto Sasaki, Masahito Sato, Mamoru Noda, Shigeharu Joh, Kenichi Satoh. Changes in brain activation induced by visual stimulus during and after propofol conscious sedation. NeuroReport 2016; 27(17) doi: 10.1097/WNR.0000000000000688
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Lin Zhang, Chun Li, Chuncheng Zhao, Zhengzhong Zhao, Yi Feng. Analgesic comparison of dezocine plus propofol versus fentanyl plus propofol for gastrointestinal endoscopy. Medicine 2021; 100(15) doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000025531
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