Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a common diagnostic and therapeutic technique with a low complication risk, but which causes considerable patient anxiety. Sedation during endoscopy by ...

Propofol sedation by nonanesthesiologists is still a highly controversial issue despite the fact that numerous studies have approved this sedation regimen for gastrointestinal endoscopy.

The difficulty of esophageal intubation and patient tolerance during EGD were graded on a similar scale. Patient time of recovery from sedation was assessed 5 and 10 min after the procedure using ...