Sedation Practice Outside the Operating Room for Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
INDIAN PEDIATRICS, vol.52, no.11, pp.989-990, 2015 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Letter
- Volume: 52 Issue: 11
- Publication Date: 2015
- Doi Number: 10.1007/s13312-015-0761-4
- Journal Name: INDIAN PEDIATRICS
- Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.989-990
- Keywords: Anesthesia, Complication, Endoscopy, Sedation
- Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Medical records of the 575 children who underwent gastrointestinal endoscopy outside the operating room were investigated retrospectively. The most frequently used combinations were propofol-midazolam-fentanyl in 83.2% of the procedures and propofol-midazolam in 13.8% of the procedures. 24 (3.4%) of 703 procedures had complications due to sedation anesthesia; 11 had hypoxia and 8 had pain in the injection area. Sedation anesthesia practice provided by an anesthesiologist outside the operating room enables gastrointestional endoscopic procedures to be carried out more safely.