Propofol Requirements for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients Older than 75 Years Old Endoscopy sedation in Elderly with Propofol

Backgrounds and aims: There is literature on the safety of sedation with propofol in elderly patients. However, there are no clear guidelines regarding the dose of propofol to be used in these patients in which comorbidities can make them more fragile, making the standard dose/kg of weight excessive to achieve a safe sedation. The aims of this study were to establish the difference in dose of propofol in patients ≥75 years compared with <75 years and to evaluate the safety of propofol administered by non-anesthesiologist in this group of patients.