Key result
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was associated with a highly significant fall in PaO2 that occurred in both groups and was not attributable to intravenous diazepam sedation.
Why the study?
Does sedation with intravenous diazepam affect arterial blood gas tensions during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy?
Observational
Does sedation with intravenous diazepam affect arterial blood gas tensions during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy?
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy causes a significant fall in PaO2, which is independent of intravenous diazepam sedation.
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Endoscopy-related PaO2 decline may warrant oxygenation monitoring irrespective of diazepam; hypothesis-generating for mechanisms and high-risk subgroups.
Whorwell et al. (1976) conducted an observational in Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. Intravenous diazepam sedation vs. No sedation was evaluated on Fall in PaO2. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy was associated with a highly significant fall in PaO2 that occurred in both groups and was not attributable to intravenous diazepam sedation.
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