Review Article

Safety of Propofol versus Nonpropofol-Based Sedation in Children Undergoing Gastrointestinal Endoscopy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 2

Condensed data set. Data was collapsed into the following categories from the raw data, Table 1, using the following criteria; cardiovascular depression included hypotension or bradycardia; respiratory depression included hypoxia, decreased respiratory rate, or apnea.

StudyGroupCardiovascular depression ()Respiratory depression ()

Singh et al., 1996Propofol ()2
Propofol + diazemul or pentazocine ()2

Barbi et al., 2003Propofol ()278
Propofol + ketamine ()179

Paspatis et al., 2006Propofol ()56
Propofol + midazolam ()44

Hammer et al., 2009Propofol ()24
Propofol + dexmedetomidine ()31

Hasanin and Sira, 2014Propofol ()06
Dexmedetomidine ()00

Prunty et al., 2015Propofol ()3
Propofol + glycopyrrolate + fentanyl + midazolam ()17