Impact of endoscopic sedation on gastric polyp detection: A one-center retrospective observational study

This study was aimed to explore the differences between the sedation and non-sedation groups in terms of endoscopic findings, such as detection rate of gastric polyp of any size, number of detected gastric polyps, and location of the gastric polyps detected. We enrolled 10,940 patients who underwent EGD between January 1, 2016 and December 31, 2016 at the Tri-Service General Hospital; among the patients, 1900 received intravenous sedation (IVS) and 9040 did not. The data reviewed included demographics, parameters of the polyp (number, size, and location), and pathology. Compared with the non-sedation group, the sedation group had a higher overall polyp detection rate (P 
Source: Medicine - Category: Internal Medicine Tags: Research Article: Observational Study Source Type: research