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February 1, 1994Endoscopy

Conscious Sedation, Clinically Relevant Complications and Monitoring of Endoscopy: Results of a Nationwide Survey in Switzerland

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Why the study?

Does routine electronic monitoring reduce sedation-related complications in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy?

Population

115,200 endoscopies performed by 123 gastroenterologists in Switzerland

Comparison

Gastrointestinal endoscopy under conscious… vs Historical comparison to countries with high…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

FFFlorian FroehlichUniversity of BaselJGJ. J. GonversUniversity Hospital of LausanneMFMichael FriedUniversité Paris-Sud

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Implication

Complications remain rare without routine electronic monitoring; leaves open whether monitoring further reduces risk in endoscopy.

Structured PICO

Does routine electronic monitoring reduce sedation-related complications in patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy?

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Population
115,200 endoscopies performed by 123 gastroenterologists in Switzerland
I
Intervention
Gastrointestinal endoscopy under conscious sedation with low prevalence of electronic monitoring
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Comparator
Historical comparison to countries with high monitoring levels (e.g., USA)
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Outcome
Sedation-related clinically relevant complications and mortalitysafety

Clinically relevant complications attributable to conscious sedation during endoscopy are rare even without routine electronic monitoring.

Cite This Study

Froehlich et al. (1994) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a88283d8dfe8b7ec5a53bfdhttps://doi.org/10.1055/s-2007-1008949
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