Sheikh Rahman, Lauren E Cipriano, Cassandra McDonald, Sarah Cocco, Ziad Hindi, Debarati Chakraborty, Karissa French, Omar Siddiqi, Mayur Brahmania, Aze Wilson, Brian Yan, Leonardo Guizzetti, Vipul Jairath, Michael Sey
BACKGROUND: Propofol is often used for sedation during colonoscopy. We assessed the impact of propofol sedation on colonoscopy related quality metrics and cost in a population-based cohort study. METHODS: All colonoscopies performed at 21 hospitals in the province of Ontario, Canada, during an 18-month period, from April 1, 2017 to October 31, 2018, using either propofol or conscious sedation were evaluated. The primary outcome was adenoma detection rate (ADR) and secondary outcomes were sessile serrated polyp detection rate (ssPDR), polyp detection rate (PDR), cecal intubation rate (CIR), and perforation rate...
April 2024: EClinicalMedicine