Abstract:
Background and objectives: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is a commonly
performed diagnostic and therapeutic procedure and has many adverse effects like
cardiopulmonary complications, complications related to sedation, infectious
complications, bleeding and perforation. So this study was undertaken to evaluate
important variables like patient’s age, gender and stage of the procedure in relation to
the cardio pulmonary changes during diagnostic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by
monitoring oxygen saturation, blood pressure, heart rate and Electrocardiogram
