Safety of propofol for conscious sedation during endoscopic procedures in high-risk patients-a prospective, controlled study

Abstract

With careful monitoring, propofol sedation during GI endoscopies is safe, even for high-risk patients. Considering their higher comorbidity and tendency toward oxygen desaturation, they need particularly careful monitoring, and the required dose is, on mean, 10-20% lower than in ASA classes I and II.