The Benefit of Fentanyl in Effective Sedation and Quality of Upper Endoscopy: A Double-Blinded Randomized Trial of Fentanyl Added to Midazolam Versus Midazolam Alone for Sedation.

Journal: Journal of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology
Published Date: Aug 9, 2018

Abstract

AIMS: Our goals were to compare the effect of adding fentanyl to midazolam in a double-blinded, randomized, placebo-controlled trial and determine if fentanyl enhances sedation, increases adverse events or effects time of the procedure or discharge.

Authors

  • Khurram J Khan
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Houssein Fergani
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Subhas C Ganguli
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Subash Jalali
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Robert Spaziani
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Keith Tsoi
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • David G Morgan
    Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

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