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Table 1 Patient background

From: Dexmedetomidine is safe and reduces the additional dose of midazolam for sedation during endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in very elderly patients

 

DEX group (n = 62)

Conventional group (n = 87)

P-value

Age

85.2 (81–94)

85.4 (80–99)

0.30

Sex (M/F)

39/23

30/57

0.13

BMI (kg/m2)

21.1

19.7

0.08

Comorbidity

 Ischemic heart disease

15

23

0.85

 Chronic heart failure

28

34

0.50

 Arrhythmia

22

23

0.28

NYHA classification

 No cardiovascular disease

34

53

0.50

 Class I

25

32

0.73

  ≥ Class II

3

2

0.65

Diagnosis

 Biliary stone

40

44

0.10

 Biliary cancer

20

38

0.18

 Others

2

5

1.0

Procedure

 EST

21

23

0.37

 EPBD

12

8

0.43

 ENBD

10

14

1.0

 Biliary stent

24

42

0.31

Procedure time (min, mean ± SD)

45.0 ± 30.1

48.5 ± 31.2

0.94

  1. EST endoscopic sphincterotomy, EPBD endoscopic papillary balloon dilatation, ENBD endoscopic nasobiliary drainage
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