Inhaled Sevofluran vs Endovenous Propofol for Colonoscopy
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2016-12-28
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To compare the anesthetic efficacy of the inhalation versus intravenous technique for
maintenance of sedation in patients undergoing endoscopy.
A longitudinal, randomized clinical study of 32 patients of both sexes ASA I-III, aged 18-80
years undergoing diagnostic colonoscopy, which was randomly divided into 2 groups. In both,
intravenous induction with propofol (2-2.5 mg / kg) was performed, Group A remained sedated
with propofol infusion (1-2 mg / kg / min); Group B by inhalation with sevoflurane at a
concentration of 2 vol% through a nasal cannula with an oxygen flow.