Gut Liver.  2022 Nov;16(6):899-906. 10.5009/gnl210466.

Endoscopist-Driven Sedation Practices in South Korea: Re-evaluation Considering the Nationwide Survey in 2019

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
  • 2Department of Internal Medicine, Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, Korea.
  • 3Department of Internal Medicine, Incheon St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon, Korea.
  • 4Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea.
  • 5Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
  • 6Department of Internal Medicine, Yeungnam University College of Medicine, Daegu, Korea.
  • 7Department of Internal Medicine, Biomedical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
  • 8Department of Internal Medicine, Kangwon National University School of Medicine, Chuncheon, Korea.
  • 9Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 10Division of Gastroenterology, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.
  • 11Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University College of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
  • 12Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea.
  • 13Department of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

Background/Aims
This study aimed to determine changes in endoscopist-driven sedation practices 5 years after the first nationwide survey in 2014 by the Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (KSGE).
Methods
A 59-item survey covering current practices was electronically mailed to all members of the KSGE in 2019.
Results
In total, 955 (12.8%) out of 7,486 questionnaires were returned. A total of 738 (77.7%) out of 955 respondents attended dedicated sedation education programs. The American Society of Anesthesiologists class was recorded by 464 (51.2%) out of 907 respondents. The recording rate was higher in respondents who completed sedation education (p=0.014) and worked in general or tertiary hospitals (p<0.001). Compared to that reported in the previous survey, the reported use of propofol was higher in 2019. The respondents had higher satisfaction scores for propofol-based sedation compared with midazolam monotherapy (p<0.001). The rates of oxygen supplementation (p<0.001) and oxygen saturation level monitoring (p<0.001) during sedative endoscopy were higher in 2019 than in the previous survey. A total of 876 (98.4%) out of 890 respondents reported a separate recovery bay, and 615 (70.5%) out of 872 respondents reported that personnel were assigned solely to the recovery bay.
Conclusions
Endoscopist-driven sedation and monitoring practices in 2019 were significantly different than those in 2014. The respondents favored propofol-based sedation and utilized oxygen supplementation and monitoring of O2 saturation more frequently in 2019 than in 2014.

Keyword

Gastrointestinal endoscopy; Sedation; Survey; Propofol
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