Christian M Andrade, Brijesh Patel, Meghana Vellanki, Ambuj Kumar, Gitanjali Vidyarthi
AIM: To perform a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the safety of conscious sedation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). METHODS: A comprehensive electronic search of MEDLINE and EMBASE was performed from inception until March 1, 2015. In an effort to include unpublished data, abstracts from prior gastroenterological society meetings as well as other reference sources were interrogated. After study selection, two authors utilizing a standardized data extraction form collected the data independently...
November 16, 2017: World Journal of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy