Necessity of pharyngeal anesthesia during transoral gastrointestinal endoscopy: a randomized clinical trial

• Main Authors: Tomoyuki Hayashi (Author), Yoshiro Asahina (Author), Yasuhito Takeda (Author), Masaki Miyazawa (Author), Hajime Takatori (Author), Hidenori Kido (Author), Jun Seishima (Author), Noriho Iida (Author), Kazuya Kitamura (Author), Takeshi Terashima (Author), Sakae Miyagi (Author), Tadashi Toyama (Author), Eishiro Mizukoshi (Author), Taro Yamashita (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Korean Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 2023-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background/Aims The necessity for pharyngeal anesthesia during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is controversial. This study aimed to compare the observation ability with and without pharyngeal anesthesia under midazolam sedation. Methods This prospective, single-blinded, randomized study included 5...