In a meta-analysis study of 48,674 patients, researchers found that the average risk of post-endoscopy aspiration pneumonia was 1.9% with various risk factors identified, including old age 65 years, coexisting pulmonary disease, coexisting cerebrovascular disease, remnant stomach, sedation with propofol, and long procedural duration
Whilst one meta-analysis of 24 RCTs found a decrease in the pro-inflammatory markers C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6), 15 the other (based on 28 studies) found a decrease in interleukin-8 (IL-8) when pooling all data and a decrease in IL-6 in a subset of studies using a dose of 1200 mg NAC per day or less, but no difference in CRP
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These studies were heterogeneous in terms of design, group definitions, and outcome measures
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