Endoscopic interventions performed in propofol anaesthesia in 2005

Aim of study: the proper premedication during gastro-intestinal endoscopic procedures is still an unresolved problem. It is commonly accepted that the 50% of the morbidity and mortality linked with the interventions is caused by cardiopulmonary complication and sedation. Recently several papers were published about the use of propofol in this setting. Properties of the propofol are the following: very quick onset of the effect, after discontinuation the effect diminishes quickly, but there is no antagonist agent. Materials and methods: we performed 5108 endoscopic interventions in our departement. We used propof…