Table 5.
Questionnaire Analyses for Drug Effect Duration, Accidents, Adverse Effects, and Examinee Satisfaction
| Examination |
Drug combination |
Overall (n=2,305) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EGD (n=1,340) | EUS (n=945) | TCS (n=20) | Not combined (n=2,159) | Any drug (n=146) | |||
| (1) Until when did you feel drowsiness, sleepiness, or physical instability among the following options? | |||||||
| Before hospital discharge | 1,178 (87.9%) | 799 (84.6%) | 18 (90%) | 1,885 (87.3%) | 110 (75.3%) | 1,995 (86.6%) | |
| Until early evening (around sunset) on the same day | 110 (8.2%) | 98 (10.4%) | 1 (5.0%) | 181 (8.4%) | 28 (19.2%) | 209 (9.1%) | |
| Until nighttime on the same day | 23 (1.7%) | 24 (2.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 43 (2.0%) | 4 (2.7%) | 47 (2.0%) | |
| Until the next morning | 10 (0.7%) | 5 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 13 (0.6%) | 2 (1.4%) | 15 (0.7%) | |
| Not sure/no answer | 19 (1.4%) | 19 (2.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 37 (1.7%) | 2 (1.4%) | 39 (1.7%) | |
| (2) Did any accident occur because of impaired judgment caused by the effects of the drug? | |||||||
| Yes | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| (3) Did you feel any symptoms other than drowsiness, sleepiness, and physical instability? | |||||||
| Yes, overall | 60 (4.5%) | 91 (9.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 140 (6.5%) | 11 (7.5%) | 151 (6.6%) | |
| Throat pain | 4 (0.3%) | 37 (3.9%) | 38 (1.8%) | 3 (2.1%) | 41 (1.8%) | ||
| Headache | 19 (1.4%) | 11 (1.2%) | 27 (1.3%) | 3 (2.1%) | 30 (1.3%) | ||
| Throat discomfort | 3 (0.2%) | 16 (1.7%) | 16 (0.7%) | 3 (2.1%) | 19 (0.8%) | ||
| Abdominal pain/discomfort | 7 (0.5%) | 3 (0.3%) | 10 (0.5%) | 0 (0.0%) | 10 (0.4%) | ||
| General fatigue | 3 (0.2%) | 6 (0.6%) | 9 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (0.4%) | ||
| Nausea | 4 (0.3%) | 3 (0.3%) | 7 (0.3%) | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (0.3%) | ||
| Diarrhea | 3 (0.2%) | 2 (0.2%) | 5 (0.2%) | 0 (0.0%) | 5 (0.2%) | ||
| Constipation | 2 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | 3 (0.1%) | 1 (0.7%) | 4 (0.2%) | ||
| Pain at the puncture site | 1 (0.1%) | 2 (0.2%) | 2 (0.1%) | 1 (0.7%) | 3 (0.1%) | ||
| Palpitation | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.1%) | ||
| Appetite loss | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 2 (0.1%) | ||
| Others | 10 (0.7%) | 9 (1.0%) | 19 (0.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 19 (0.8%) | ||
| (4) Do you hope to receive propofol sedation in future endoscopic examinations? | |||||||
| Yes | 1,195 (89.2%) | 769 (81.4%) | 16 (80.0%) | 1,853 (85.8%) | 127 (87.0%) | 1,980 (85.9%) | |
| Yes, but I desire deeper sedation | 43 (3.2%) | 49 (5.2%) | 3 (15.0%) | 94 (4.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | 95 (4.1%) | |
| No, I desire another kind of sedative | 24 (1.8%) | 15 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 36 (1.7%) | 3 (2.1%) | 39 (1.7%) | |
| No, I desire to receive endoscopy without sedation | 2 (0.1%) | 8 (0.8%) | 0 (0.0%) | 9 (0.4%) | 1 (0.7%) | 10 (0.4%) | |
| Not sure/invalid answer | 76 (5.7%) | 104 (11.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 167 (7.7%) | 14 (9.6%) | 181 (7.9%) | |
EGD, esophagogastroduodenoscopy; EUS, endoscopic ultrasonography; TCS, total colonoscopy.