Propofol Patient-controlled Sedation for Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2012-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Propofol sedation with opioids is used for endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography
(ERCP). Combination of sedatives and opioids is associated with increased
morbidity/mortality. Delivery of only propofol using a patient-controlled delivery system
(patient-controlled sedation, PCS) could be an alternative for this purpose. Comparative
studies with PCS for ERCP are few. Therefore, the main objective of this randomized
controlled trial was to compare propofol PCS to sedation managed by nurse anaesthetists
during ERCP.