Table 1. Average time spent in the recovery area after procedural sedation and analgesia (minutes + standard deviation) before and after implementation of Aldrete score.

	Control (min)	Aldrete score (min)	P value
Endoscopic ultrasound	54 ± 19	42 ± 25	0.06
Diagnostic gastroscopy	55 ± 19	45 ± 21	0.07
Colonoscopy	60 ± 24	50 ± 25	< 0.05
Colonoscopy + gastroscopy	62 ± 17	40 ± 17	< 0.05
Therapeutic gastroscopy	68 ± 28	47 ± 29	< 0.05
All procedures	59 ± 22	47 ± 25	< 0.01