Anesthesia & Clinical Research
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Siriporn Kongphlay

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• Research Article
  Esophagogastroduodenoscopy Procedure in Sick Pediatric Patients: A Comparison between Deep Sedation and General Anesthesia Technique
  Author(s): Somchai Amornyotin and Siriporn KongphlaySomchai Amornyotin and Siriporn Kongphlay
  
  Objectives: To compare and evaluate the clinical efficacy of deep sedation and general anesthesia for esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) in sick pediatric patients (ASA physical status ≥ III) in a tertiary care teaching hospital in Thailand. Subjects and methods: We undertook a retrospective review of the anesthesia service records of sick pediatric patients who underwent EGD. All sick pediatric patients were classified into two groups according to the type of anesthetic technique: group DS (deep sedation) and group GA (general anesthesia). The primary outcome variable of the study was the successful completion of the procedure. Failed procedure is defined as the procedure can not be completed by using DS or GA technique or anesthesia-related serious adverse events such as severe hypoxemia (SpO2 < 85% more than 3 minutes and can not relief by airway management), severe cardiorespi.. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6148.1000185

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