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World J Gastroenterol. Jun 14, 2013; 19(22): 3439-3446
Published online Jun 14, 2013. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i22.3439
Deep sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopy: Propofol-fentanyl and midazolam-fentanyl regimens
Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Dalton Marques Chaves, Sergio Eiji Matuguma, Edson Ide, Gustavo de Oliveira Luz, Thiago Ferreira de Souza, Fernanda C Simões Pessorrusso, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Paulo Sakai
Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Dalton Marques Chaves, Sergio Eiji Matuguma, Edson Ide, Gustavo de Oliveira Luz, Thiago Ferreira de Souza, Fernanda C Simões Pessorrusso, Eduardo Guimarães Hourneaux de Moura, Paulo Sakai, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Sao Paulo, CEP 05403-900, Brazil
Sergio Eiji Matuguma, Fauze Maluf-Filho, Cancer Institute of Sao Paulo State, Sao Paulo, CEP 01246-000, Brazil
Author contributions: Lera dos Santos ME performed the majority of the experiments; Maluf-Filho F designed the study, revised the article, and approved the final version to be published; Chaves DM and Matuguma SE provided analytical tools and were also involved in editing the manuscript; Ide E, Luz GO, and Pessorrusso FCS performed data acquisition; de Souza TF performed data analysis and interpretation; Maluf-Filho F, de Moura EGH, and Sakai P revised the article and approved the final version to be published.
Correspondence to: Dr. Marcos Eduardo Lera dos Santos, Assistant of the Endoscopy Division, Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital das Clínicas, University of Sao Paulo Medical School, Av. Angelica, 2163 Cj76, Sao Paulo, CEP 05403-900, Brazil. marcoslera@gmail.com
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Received: November 3, 2012
Revised: December 22, 2012
Accepted: January 11, 2013
Published online: June 14, 2013
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