Open AccessPropofol versus traditional sedative methods for colonoscopy in a low-resource setting
Author(s) -
OlusegunIsaac Alatise,
AfolabiM Owojuyigbe,
MomohsaniA Yakubu,
AugustineE Agbakwuru,
AramideF Faponle
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/1117-1936.170736
Subject(s) - sedative , propofol , colonoscopy , medicine , sedation , anesthesia , resource (disambiguation) , intensive care medicine , computer science , colorectal cancer , cancer , computer network
We set out to determine the safety and efficacy of the use of three sedative regimens, namely propofol alone, propofol with benzodiazepine and/or opioids and benzodiazepine with opioids in Nigerian patients undergoing diagnostic colonoscopy at a Nigerian tertiary hospital.
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