Obesity as a risk factor for sedation-related complications during propofol-mediated sedation for advanced endoscopic procedures

Background There are limited data on the safety of anesthesia-assisted endoscopy by using propofol-mediated sedation in obese individuals undergoing advanced endoscopic procedures (AEPs). Objective To study the association between obesity (as measured by body mass index [BMI]) and the frequency of s...

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Main Author: Azar, Riad (author)
Other Authors: Wani, Sachin (author), Hovis, Christine E. (author), Hovis, Robert M. (author), Cote, Gregory A. (author), Hall, Matthew (author), Waldbaum, Lawrence (author)
Format: article
Published: 2011
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10725/4269
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.gie.2011.09.006
http://libraries.lau.edu.lb/research/laur/terms-of-use/articles.php
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016510711021766
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