Effects of Passive Smoking on Children During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

Effects of Passive Smoking on Children During Gastrointestinal Endoscopy

To evaluate the effect of passive smoking in children during Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.

When the patients and their parents are arrived in the endoscopy unıt about 1 h before the procedure, the anesthetist is obtained a medical history and carried out a physical examination and clinical assesment. Then the parents smoking habits are documented about to detect the magnitude of passive smoking. Endoscopist and anesthesiologist are blinded to the patients passive smoking history. Then the sedation is applied and esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedures performed. Side effects (e.g laryngospasm, coughing) during the study are recorded.

Inclusion Criteria:

• ASA ( American Society of Anesthesiologists) I- ASA II patients
• Aged 1- 18 Year old patients

Exclusion Criteria:

• Smoker patients