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Published in: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology 4/2017

01-07-2017 | Letter

Patient satisfaction and safety profile with sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopy

Authors: Nimesh K. Tarway, Mayank Jain, V. P. Rajavel, Srinivas Melpakkam, Vijaya Srinivasan, R. Ravi, Joy Varghese, Tom Michael, Jayanthi Venkataraman

Published in: Indian Journal of Gastroenterology | Issue 4/2017

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Dear Editor:
Table 1
Sedation preference and patient comfort
Parameters
Score
Gp I
With sedation
Gp II
No sedation
p-value(s)
Chi-Sq/MW*
   
(121)
(383)
 
Patient comfort
No discomfort
80 (66.0)
25 (6.5)
< 0.0001
during
Minimal
37 (30.5)
121 (31.6)
 
endoscopy
Mild
3 (2.5)
161 (42.0)
 
 
Moderate to severe
1 (0.8)
76 (31.8)
 
Painafter 30 mins
on Likert Scale 0 to 10
0
108 (89.3)
363 (94.8)
<0.42
1
8 (6.6)
16 (4.2)
 
2
5 (4.1)
4 (1.0)
 
3–10
None
None
 
Patient
Expectation
Better
75 (62)
63 (16.4)
 
than expected
   
<0.000 1
As expected
46 (38.0)
247 (71.5)
 
Worse
than expected
None
73 (19)
 
Comparison
Better
15 (71.4)
13 (18.1)
 
with previous
Same
6 (28.6)
50 (69.4)
 
Endoscopy
experience
Worse
0
9 (12.5)
<0.0001
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Metadata
Title
Patient satisfaction and safety profile with sedation during gastrointestinal endoscopy
Authors
Nimesh K. Tarway
Mayank Jain
V. P. Rajavel
Srinivas Melpakkam
Vijaya Srinivasan
R. Ravi
Joy Varghese
Tom Michael
Jayanthi Venkataraman
Publication date
01-07-2017
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Gastroenterology / Issue 4/2017
Print ISSN: 0254-8860
Electronic ISSN: 0975-0711
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12664-017-0778-9

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