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Table 2 Clinical Features of Patients according to Age Groups

From: Safety of geriatric patients undergoing endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration with deep sedation: a retrospective study

Parameters

Group 1

≥ 65 Age (n:156)

Group 2

≤ 45 Age (n:124)

p-value

EBUS-TBNA

Duration(min)

15 (10–35)

15 (10–35)

0.233

Recovery Time (min)

16 (9–28)

16 (9–26)

0.117

Frequency of Anesthetic Agent Use

  

0.012

Propofol-Midazolam

46 (%29.5)

26 (%21.0)

 

Propofol-Ketamine

59 (%37.8)

61 (%49.2)

 

Propofol-Ketamine-Midazolam

26 (%16.7)

29 (%23.4)

 

Propofol

25 (%16.0)

8 (%6.4)

 

Complications

   

Hypertension

22 (%14.1)

8 (%6.5)

0.040

Hypotension

1 (%0.6)

-

-

Desaturation

Allergic Rash

Respiratory depression

10 (%6.4)

1 (%0.6)

1(%0.6)

5 (%4.0)

-

1(%0.6)

0.380

-

-

  1. EBUS-TBNA: Endobronchial ultrasound-guided transbronchial needle aspiration. Data are expressed as n (%), median (min-max). p < 0.05: Significant statistically difference among group