Yoo Min Lee, Ben Kang, Yu Bin Kim, Hyun Jin Kim, Kyung Jae Lee, Yoon Lee, So Yoon Choi, Eun Hye Lee, Dae Yong Yi, Hyo Jeong Jang, You Jin Choi, Suk Jin Hong, Ju Young Kim, Yunkoo Kang, Soon Chul Kim
BACKGROUND: Sedative upper endoscopy is similar in pediatrics and adults, but it is characteristically more likely to lead to respiratory failure. Although recommended guidelines for pediatric procedural sedation are available within South Korea and internationally, Korean pediatric endoscopists use different drugs, either alone or in combination, in practice. Efforts are being made to minimize the risk of sedation while avoiding procedural challenges. The purpose of this study was to collect and analyze data on the sedation methods used by Korean pediatric endoscopists to help physicians perform pediatric sedative upper endoscopy (PSUE)...
May 24, 2021: Journal of Korean Medical Science