Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Aug 21, 2011; 17(31): 3630-3635
Published online Aug 21, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i31.3630
Table 5 Sedation failure
Sedative-related complicationsn (%)
Desaturation < 94% in RA37 (12.3)
Desaturation < 94% on supplemental O24 (1.3)
Respiratory distress4 (1.3)
Apnea0 (0.0)
Bradycardia0 (0.0 )
Cardiac arrest0 (0.0)
Emergence reaction0 (0.0 )
Difficult to sedate/third medication6 (2.0 )
Need for reversal medications12 (4.0 )
Need for overnight stay1 (0.3)
Failure to complete the procedure7 (2.3 )