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  • Gastroenterology and Endoscopy
  • Clinical Outcomes Research
  • Patient Comfort and Safety

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  • Colonoscopy is a crucial diagnostic and therapeutic procedure for colorectal health.
  • The role and impact of sedation in colonoscopy remain areas of ongoing investigation.
  • Sedation aims to improve patient comfort and procedure completion rates.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the clinical value and outcomes associated with sedation during colonoscopy.
  • To compare key performance indicators between sedated and non-sedated colonoscopy procedures.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective cohort study analyzing 49,057 colonoscopy procedures (July 2007-February 2017).
  • Patients divided into sedation (80.3%) and non-sedation (19.7%) groups.
  • Comparison of demographics, procedure completion, polyp detection rate (PDR), cecal intubation rate (CIR), and iatrogenic colonic perforation (ICP) rates.

Main Results:

  • Sedation use increased from 45.6% to 94.8% over the study period.
  • Sedation group had higher rates of female patients and younger median age.
  • Sedation significantly improved cecal intubation rate (85.2% vs. 76.1%) but did not affect PDR (26.7% vs. 27.4%).
  • 5 cases of iatrogenic colonic perforation occurred in the sedation group; none in the non-sedation group.

Conclusions:

  • Sedation in colonoscopy is increasingly adopted and significantly enhances cecal intubation rates.
  • Sedation does not improve polyp detection rates and may be associated with a higher risk of iatrogenic colonic perforation.
  • The decision to use sedation should consider potential increases in medical expense and safety risks.