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Room for Quality Improvement in Endoscopist-Directed Sedation: Results from the First Nationwide Survey in Korea

2015; Korean Association for the Study of the Liver; Volume: 10; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5009/gnl15343

2005-1212

Chang Kyun Lee, Seok Ho Dong, Eun Sun Kim, Sung‐Hoon Moon, Hong Jun Park, Dong‐Hoon Yang, Young Chul Yoo, Tae Hoon Lee, Sang Kil Lee, Jong Jin Hyun,

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

This study sought to characterize the current sedation practices of Korean endoscopists in real-world settings.All active members of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy were invited to complete an anonymous 35-item questionnaire.The overall response rate was 22.7% (1,332/5,860). Propofol-based sedation was the dominant method used in both elective esophagogastroduodenoscopy (55.6%) and colonoscopy (52.6%). The mean satisfaction score for propofol-based sedation was significantly higher than that for standard sedation in both examinations (all p<0.001). The use of propofol was supervised exclusively by endoscopists (98.6%). Endoscopists practicing in nonacademic settings, gastroenterologists, or endoscopists with.Endoscopist-directed propofol administration is the predominant sedation method used in Korea. This survey strongly suggests that there is much room for quality improvement regarding sedation training and patient vigilance in endoscopist-directed sedation.