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• TITLE: Patient stress and satisfaction when allowed the presence of an accompanying person during endoscopy

  AUTHORS: Jesse Lachter, Benjamin Ephraim Bluen

  KEYWORDS: Endoscopy Escort; Sedation; Satisfaction

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol.3 No.1, February 28, 2013

  ABSTRACT: Introduction: Patients undergoing esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) have variable stress and anxiety and therefore commonly receive medications as sedative-anxiolytics. These medications have small but significant risks. To possibly make procedures safer and to increase patient satisfaction, this study aimed to measure the effects of allowing an accompanying person (AP) to be present in the endoscopy suite during EGD. Patients and Methods: Forty-two patients were randomly divided into two groups who would either be or not be offered to have an AP during endoscopy. Spielberger’s well-validated state and trait anxiety evaluations were administered to patients before and after EGD. APs also completed questionnaires as to their reactions after EGD. Results: 84.2% of the patients after EGD recommended accompaniment. Patients who underwent EGD with an AP tended (p