Propofol versus Midazolam for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Hsiao-Chien Tsai; Yu-Cih Lin; Ching-Lung Ko; Horng-Yuan Lou; Ta-Liang Chen; Ka-Wai Tam; Chien-Yu Chen

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117585

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Propofol versus Midazolam for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Hsiao-Chien Tsai,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Yu-Cih Lin,

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Nursing, College of Nursing, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ching-Lung Ko,

Affiliation Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Horng-Yuan Lou,

Affiliation Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ta-Liang Chen,

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Department of Anesthesiology, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Ka-Wai Tam ,

* E-mail: jonathan630514@yahoo.com.tw (CYC); kelvintam@h.tmu.edu.tw (KWT)

Affiliations Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Medical University—Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Center for Evidence-based Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Center for Evidence-based Health Care, Taipei Medical University-Shuang Ho Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Chien-Yu Chen

* E-mail: jonathan630514@yahoo.com.tw (CYC); kelvintam@h.tmu.edu.tw (KWT)

Affiliations Department of Anesthesiology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Graduate Institute of Humanities in Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Propofol versus Midazolam for Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Cirrhotic Patients: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Hsiao-Chien Tsai,
Yu-Cih Lin,
Ching-Lung Ko,
Horng-Yuan Lou,
Ta-Liang Chen,
Ka-Wai Tam,
Chien-Yu Chen

Published: February 3, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117585

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