Original Article
Copyright ©2012 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastrointest Endosc. Mar 16, 2012; 4(3): 80-86
Published online Mar 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i3.80
Table 1 Clinicopathological features of study subjects with a low (≤ 1.5 h ) or high (> 1.5 h) procedure time
VariablesProcedure time1.5 h (n = 180)Procedure time > 1.5 h (n = 151)P value
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)69.9 ± 9.169.0 ± 9.6NS
Sex (male/female)136/44125/26NS
Lifetime alcohol consumption (t) (mean ± SD)0.30 ± 0.500.37 ± 0.48NS
Smoking habit (Brink man index) (mean ± SD)655.1 ± 777.7563.0 ± 666.9NS
Body weight (kg) (mean ± SD)58.5 ± 10.960.1 ± 9.6NS
Tumor size (mm) (mean ± SD)13.3 ± 7.722.3 ± 16.0< 0.001
Tumor location in stom ach (U + M/L)54/12694/57< 0.001
Gross morphological type (0-I / IIa vs 0-IIb / IIc vs combined)92/68/2076/66/9NS
Tumor depth (mucosa/ submucosa)168/12134/17NS
Histological type (cancer /adenoma)124/56108/43NS
Ulcerative findings, n (%)2 (1.1)30 (19.9)< 0.001
Diazepam (mg) (mean ± SD)9.9 ± 3.317.5 ± 7.8< 0.001
Table 2 Clinical features of study subjects administered low- or high-dose of diazepam
VariablesLow-dose group (n = 252)High-dose group(n = 79)P value
Age (yr) (mean ± SD)69.8 ± 9.168.3 ± 10.1NS
Sex (male / female)194/5867/12NS
Lifetime alcohol consumption (t) (mean ± SD)0.30 ± 0.480.44 ± 0.520.032
Smoking habit (Brinkmanindex) (mean ± SD)649.5 ± 767.7497.8 ± 582.5NS
Body weight (kg) (mean ± SD)58.4 ± 10.362.0 ± 9.90.006
Anxiolytic agents (used/not used)46/2067/72NS
ASA classification (ASA 1/ASA 2 / ASA 3)48/151/5320/47/12NS
Comorbidities
Hypertension, n (%)127 (50.3)39 (49.4)NS
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)44 (17.5)11 (13.9)NS
Heart disease, n (%)58 (23.0)18 (22.8)NS
Respiratory disease, n (%)30 (11.9)4 (5.1)NS
Chronic renal failure, n (%)4 (1.6)0 (0)NS
Liver cirrhosis, n (%)21 (8.3)5 (6.3)NS
Table 3 Clinicopathological features and clinical outcomes of subjects administered low- or high-dose of diazepam
VariablesLow-dose group(n = 252)High-dose group(n = 79)P value
Tumor size (mm) (mean ± SD)15.4 ± 10.123.9 ± 18.2< 0.001
Tumor location in stomach (U and M/L)96/15652/27< 0.001
Gross morphological type (0-I / IIa vs 0-IIb / IIc vs combined)129/100/2339/34/6NS
Tumor depth (mucosa/ submucosa)233/1969/10NS
Histological type (cancer/ adenoma)176/7656/23NS
Ulcerative findings, n (%)14 (5.6)18 (22.8)< 0.001
Resection style (en bloc/ piecemeal)246/663/16< 0.001
Postoperative bleeding, n (%)1 (0.4)1 (1.3)NS
Perforation, n (%)8 (3.2)6 (7.6)NS
Midazolam (added / not added)43/20920/59NS
Table 4 Factors associated with the need for high doses of diazepam: Results of multivariate logistic analysis
VariableP valueOdds ratio95% CI
Lifetime alcohol consumption0.0411.741.02-2.97
Body weight0.0341.031.00-1.06
Tumor size01.051.03-1.08
Location in stomach02.871.61-5.12
Ulcerative findings0.0014.451.92-10.34
Table 5 Comparison of need for high diazepam dose between subgroups stratified for lifetime alcohol consumption and body weight
SubgroupLow-dose group(n = 252)High-dose group (n = 79)Odds ratio95% CI
Alcohol > 0.4 t, BW > 60 kg31204.522.07-9.86
Alcohol > 0.4 t, BW ≤ 60 kg38173.131.43-6.88
Alcohol ≤ 0.4 t, BW > 60 kg72272.631.31-5.28
Alcohol ≤ 0.4 t, BW ≤ 60 kg105151Referent
Table 6 Adverse events in patients administered a low vs high dose of diazepam
VariablesLow-dose group(n = 252)High-dose group(n = 79)P value
SpO2 < 90%, n (%)70 (27.8)18 (22.8)NS
Blood pressure < 90 mmHg, n (%)8 (3.2)2 (2.5)NS
Delayed awakening (flumazenil used/not used)4/2480/79NS
Paradoxical excitement, n (%)6 (2.4)13 (16.5)< 0.001