Gut and Liver, Vol. 10, No. 1, January 2016, pp. 83-94

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Room for Quality Improvement in Endoscopist-Directed Sedation: Results from the First Nationwide Survey in Korea Chang Kyun Lee*, Seok Ho Dong*, Eun Sun Kim†, Sung-Hoon Moon‡, Hong Jun Park§, Dong-Hoon YangΙΙ, Young Chul Yoo¶, Tae Hoon Lee#, Sang Kil Lee**, Jong Jin Hyun†, and The Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Task Force on Endoscopic Sedation *Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University School of Medicine, †Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, ‡Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym University College of Medicine, Anyang, §Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, ΙΙDepartment of Gastroenterology, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, ¶Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, #Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, and **Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea

Background/Aims: This study sought to characterize the current sedation practices of Korean endoscopists in realworld settings. Methods: All active members of the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy were invited to complete an anonymous 35-item questionnaire. Results: The overall response rate was 22.7% (1,332/5,860). Propofolbased 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

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

This study sought to characterize the current sedation practices of Korean endoscopists in real-world settings...
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