Brief Article
Copyright ©2010 Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 21, 2010; 16(27): 3418-3422
Published online Jul 21, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i27.3418
Table 1 Indications for double balloon enteroscopy
n (%)
Suspected malignancy/stenosis8 (7.4)
OGIB63 (58.3)
Peutz–Jeghers syndrome5 (4.6)
Polyposis6 (5.6)
Angiodysplasia6 (5.6)
IBD12 (11.1)
Chronic cramping pain6 (5.6)
Unknown fever or loss of weight1 (0.9)
Irritable bowel syndrome1 (0.9)
Table 2 Demographic and clinical data of patient groups
P1 (SD)P2 (SD)P3 (SD)Sum (SD)
n653013108
Age (yr)45.88 (15.93)60.42 (13.36)70.69 (19.47)52.53 (18.44)
Duration (min)91.85 (24.79)79.17 (19.17)65.77 (10.77)85.18 (23.72)
Propofol (mg)464.31 (91.84)410.33 (66.82)346.92 (61.29)435.18 (91.16)
Midazolam (mg)7.17 (1.29)5.50 (1.04)4.08 (0.76)6.31 (1.60)
Fentanyl (mg)0.1307 (0.0350)0.1217 (0.0284)0.0731 (0.0259)0.1213 (0.0369)
Table 3 Number and ratio of frequent complications n (%)
P1P2P3Sum
n653013108
Hypotension15 (23.1)8 (12.3)10 (76.9)33 (30.6)
Desaturation8 (12.3)6 (20.0)9 (69.2)23 (21.3)
Apnea5 (7.7)7 (23.3)7 (53.8)19 (17.6)