Table 3.
Comparisons between all four groups with regards to the secondary outcome (total sedation use)
| EGD first with CO2 (Group A1) |
EGD first with air (Group A2) |
Colon first with CO2 (Group B1) |
Colon first with air (Group B2) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean duration of gastroscopy (mean, minutes) |
11.9 | 13.2 | 15.6 | 13.5 | 0.32 |
| Mean duration of colonoscopy (mean, minutes) |
32.5 | 30.6 | 32.8 | 31.4 | 0.88 |
| Total Fentanyl-mcg (mean ± D) | 126 ± 42 | 124 ± 39 | 133 ± 47 | 130 ± 43 | 0.7 |
| Total Midazolam, mg (mean ± SD) | 2.4 ± 0.8 | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 2.7 ± 1.0 | 2.9 ± 0.9 | 0.013 |
| EGD Fentanyl-mcg, (mean ± SD) | 83 ± 31 | 82 ± 25 | 53 ± 20 | 31 ± 30 | <0.0001 |
| EGD Midazolam, mg (mean ± SD) | 1.9 ± 0.7 | 1.9 ± 0.8 | 1.4 ± 0.7 | 1.5 ± 0.8 | 0.001 |
| Colonoscopy Fentanyl, mcg (mean ± SD) | 45 ± 32 | 45 ± 33 | 85 ± 37 | 81 ± 32 | <0.0001 |
| Colonoscopy Midazolam, mg (mean ± SD) | 0.5 ± 0.6 | 0.7 ± 0.7 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | 1.4 ± 0.6 | <0.0001 |
EGD, Esophagogastroduodenoscopy