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. 2010 Aug 3;2011:134819. doi: 10.1155/2011/134819

Table 2.

Overall complication rate, sedation and procedure related complication, anesthetic personnel, and mortality rate (n, %).

Group A Group B P-value
(N = 92) (N = 20)
Overall complication rate 23 (25.0) 4 (20.0) .636
Sedation-related complication
 Respiratory system 5 (5.4) 0 .286
  Hypoxia 2 (2.2) 0 .506
  Upper airway obstruction 3 (3.3) 0 .413
 Cardiovascular system 17 (18.5) 4 (20.0) .874
  Hypotension 15 (16.3) 2 (10.0) .476
  Hypertension 0 1 (5.0) .031*
  Bradycardia 2 (2.2) 0 .506
  Tachycardia 0 1 (5.0) .031*
Procedure related complication
 Bleeding 1 (1.1) 0 .640
Anesthetic personnel .986
 Residents 55 (59.8) 12 (60.0)
 Anesthetic nurses 37 (40.2) 8 (40.0)
Mortality rate 0 0 1.000

Group A: propofol-based; Group B: non-propofol based.

*Considered statistically significant.