• Andrea Riphaus, Mark Slottje, Jan Bulla, Carolin Keil, Christian Mentzel, Vera Limbach, Barbara Schultz, and Christian Unzicker.
• From the Department of Medicine, KRH Klinikum Agnes Karll, Laatzen (AR, MS, CK, CM, VL, CU), Department of Anesthesiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany (BS), Department of Mathematics, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway (JB)*Both authors contributed equally to the study.
• Eur J Anaesthesiol. 2017 Oct 1; 34 (10): 681-687.

BackgroundSedation for colonoscopy using intravenous propofol has become standard in many Western countries.ObjectiveGender-specific differences have been shown for general anaesthesia in dentistry, but no such data existed for gastrointestinal endoscopy.DesignA prospective observational study.SettingAn academic teaching hospital of Hannover Medical School.PatientsA total of 219 patients (108 women and 111 men) scheduled for colonoscopy.InterventionPropofol sedation using electroencephalogram monitoring during a constant level of sedation depth (D0 to D2) performed by trained nurses or physicians after a body-weight-adjusted loading dose.Main Outcome MeasuresThe primary end-point was the presence of gender-specific differences in awakening time (time from end of sedation to eye-opening and complete orientation); secondary outcome parameters analysed were total dose of propofol, sedation-associated complications (bradycardia, hypotension, hypoxaemia and apnoea), patient cooperation and patient satisfaction. Multivariate analysis was performed to correct confounding factors such as age and BMI.ResultsWomen awakened significantly faster than men, with a time to eye-opening of 7.3 ± 3.7 versus 8.4 ± 3.4 min (P = 0.005) and time until complete orientation of 9.1 ± 3.9 versus 10.4 ± 13.7 min (P = 0.008). The propofol dosage was not significantly different, with some trend towards more propofol per kg body weight in women (3.98 ± 1.81 mg versus 3.72 ± 1.75 mg, P = 0.232).ConclusionThe effect of gender aspects should be considered when propofol is used as sedation for gastrointestinal endoscopy. That includes adequate dosing for women as well as caution regarding potential overdosing of male patients.Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov (Identifier: NCT02687568).

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