Open AccessThe effect of sedation during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy
Author(s) -
Ashwani Kumar Sachdeva,
Ashish Bhalla,
Anuradha Sood,
Ajay Duseja,
Vishali Gupta
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the saudi journal of gastroenterology/saudi journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.608
H-Index - 32
eISSN - 1998-4049
pISSN - 1319-3767
DOI - 10.4103/1319-3767.70616
Subject(s) - medicine , sedation , midazolam , endoscopy , randomized controlled trial , placebo , anesthesia , diazepam , visual analogue scale , surgery , alternative medicine , pathology
We aimed to study whether sedation reduces discomfort during endoscopy and a comparison of longer-acting diazepam with shorter-acting midazolam.