Study | Outcome measure used | Reported outcome |
---|---|---|
Dean et al8 | VAS—choking, discomfort, acceptability | TNE more acceptable (p<0.05) |
Campo et al18 | VAS—discomfort, retching, pain, tolerance | TNE better tolerated (p<0.05) |
Dumortier et al21 | VAS—pain, nausea, choking | TNE less choking (p<0.05) |
Garcia et al4 | VAS—satisfaction | No significant difference |
Preiss et al20 | VAS—gagging, pain, tolerance | TNE less gagging (p<0.05) |
Thota et al33 | Tolerance score | No significant difference |
Murata et al22 | Pain score—tolerance, discomfort | TNE less discomfort (p=0.001) TNE better tolerated (p=0.002) |
Trevisani et al34 | VAS—pain, discomfort Tolerance score | TNE better tolerated |
Zhang et al37 | VAS—pain, discomfort, choking | No significant difference |
Choe et al67 | VAS—satisfaction and tolerance | TNE better tolerated (p=0.001) |
OGD, oesophagogastroduodenoscopy; TNE, transnasal endoscopy; VAS, visual analogue scale.