title: [Sedation versus general anesthesia in pediatric endoscopy].
abstract: Upper endoscopy was performed in 567 patients: 237 under general anesthesia, 261 in intravenous sedation with midazolam and etomidat (mean dosage 0.26 mg/kg bodyweight), 69 without any premedication. In these many patients defended strongly and some investigations have to been interrupted. On the other hand general anaesthesia needed much more time and personnel and produced more costs. In our experience sedation with midazolam and etomidat is most comfortable for patient and endoscopist and the time needed is shorter than in general anaesthesia. Therefore we recommend this method even in therapeutic endoscopy, except only in sclerotherapy of esophageal varices.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Kinder und Jugendliche, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Behrens
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Seiler
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rupprecht
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000768:Anesthesia, General; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D016145:Endoscopy, Digestive System; D005045:Etomidate; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008874:Midazolam
chemical_list: D008874:Midazolam; D005045:Etomidate
vernacular_title: Sedierung versus Allgemeinnarkose in der pädiatrischen Endoskopie.