Table 2.

Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials of propofol vs traditional sedation in endoscopy

Ref.	Procedures	Sedation compared	No. of studies (cases)	OR (95%CI) for adverse events
Qadeer et al[23], 2005	EGD/colonoscopy/ERCP/EUS	Propofol vs traditional sedation	12 (1161)	0.74 (0.44-1.24)
Singh et al[2], 2008	Colonoscopy	Propofol vs traditional sedation	22	Hypoxia: 0.69 (0.25-1.89); Hypotension: 1.03 (0.28-3.83)
Bo et al[21], 2011	ERCP	Propofol vs traditional sedation	6 (663)	1.69 (0.82-3.50)
Garewal et al[24], 2012	ERCP	Propofol vs traditional sedation	4 (510)	Narrative
Wang et al[1], 2013	EGD/colonoscopy/ERCP	Propofol vs traditional sedation	22 (1798)	0.90 (0.70-1.17)

EGD: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy.