Table 2 Procedure medication and time.
|  | Midazolam (n = 51) | Remimazolam (n = 49) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Procedure medication | |||
 1% Lidocaine, mg | 150 (150–150) | 150 (150–180) | 0.287 |
 Total dose of sedative drugs (mg) | 3 (2–3) | 5 (3–5.5) |  |
 Initial dose of sedative drugs (mg) | 2 (2–2) | 3 (3–5) |  |
 Presence of additional sedative drug administration | 24 (47.1) | 16 (32.7) | 0.142 |
 Presence of additional sedative drug administration during bronchoscopy | 6 (11.8) | 6 (12.2) | 0.941 |
Procedure time | |||
 Time taken to reach peak sedation, min | 3 (2–5) | 2 (1–4) | 0.006 |
 Duration of bronchoscopy time, min | 4 (3–8) | 4 (3–7) | 0.796 |
 Time from first dose to end of procedure, min | 8 (6–12) | 7 (5–10) | 0.102 |
 Time from end of procedure to full alertness, min | 5 (1–12) | 2 (1–5) | 0.035 |
