Gut Liver.  2008 Sep;2(2):105-112.

Endoscopic Sedation in Developing and Developed Countries

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, USA. lawrence.cohen@nyga.md
  • 2Digestive Disease Research Foundation, New York, USA.

Abstract

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Data are scarce on endoscopic sedation practices outside the United States and Western Europe, particularly from developing nations. An Internet survey was used to assess endoscopic sedation practices in developing and developed countries.
METHODS
Responses to a Web-based survey of sedation practices from 165 expert endoscopists from 81 countries were analyzed. The most common sedation method was defined as that used for >50% of endoscopies within a country.
RESULTS
Responses were received from 84 endoscopists practicing in 46 countries (51% response rate; 32 responses from 22 developing countries and 52 responses from 24 developed countries). A combination of benzodiazepine and opioid was the most common method for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in 40% of the countries and for colonoscopy in 56% of the countries. For propofol and unsedated endoscopy, the corresponding figures were 8% and 19% for EGD and 18% and 10% for colonoscopy. No single sedation method accounted for >50% of EGD and colonoscopy cases in 32% and 17% of the countries, respectively. There were no significant differences in the proportions of developing and developed countries using combined benzodiazepine and opioid, propofol, or unsedated endoscopy.
CONCLUSIONS
Sedation is used for most endoscopic procedures worldwide, with sedation practice not differing significantly between developing and developed countries.

Keyword

Endoscopy; Sedation; Survey

MeSH Terms

Benzodiazepines
Colonoscopy
Developed Countries
Developing Countries
Endoscopy
Endoscopy, Digestive System
Europe
Internet
Propofol
United States
Benzodiazepines
Propofol
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