Table 1.
Comparison of baseline characteristics among different sedation modalities (n = 929)
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Conscious sedation (n = 353), n (%)
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Monitored anesthesia care (n = 278), n (%)
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General anesthesia (n = 298), n (%)
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Total (n = 929), n (%)
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P
value
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| Gender | |||||
| Male | 226 (64.02) | 131 (47.12) | 176 (59.06) | 533 (57.37) | < 0.0001 |
| Median age | 58 (45-74) | 39 (33-64) | 46 (33-67) | 52 (33-69) | < 0.0001 |
| Type of impaction | |||||
| Food bolus | 292 (82.72) | 138 (49.64) | 167 (56.04) | 597 (64.26) | < 0.0001 |
| Foreign object | 61 (17.28) | 140 (50.36) | 131 (43.96) | 332 (35.74) | |
| Presence of chronic co-morbidities | 58 (16.43) | 45 (16.19) | 29 (9.73) | 132 (14.21) | 0.0270 |
| Patient with mental health disorder | 30 (8.50) | 131 (47.12) | 108 (36.24) | 269 (28.96) | < 0.0001 |
| Periprocedural airway compromise | 2 (0.57) | 5 (1.80) | 6 (2.01) | 13 (1.40) | 0.2449 |
| Overtube used | 16 (4.53) | 41 (14.75) | 45 (15.10) | 102 (10.98) | < 0.001 |