Abstract:Objective To investigate the effect of different doses of remimazolam combined with ciprofol on endoscopic ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration (EUS-FNA) for hilar cholangiocarcinoma (CCA).Methods A total of 120 patients with CCA who underwent EUS-FNA from March 2021 to March 2024 in our hospital were selected. They were randomly divided into A, B1, B2, and B3 groups, with 30 cases in each group. Group A received intravenous injection of 0.6 mg/kg ciprofol, while groups B1, B2, and B3 received intravenous injection of remimazolam at doses of 0.1, 0.2, and 0.3 mg/kg, respectively, followed by intravenous injection of ciprofol at a dose of 0.4 mg/kg. The anesthesia conditions, intraoperative and postoperative adverse reactions, and satisfaction were recorded.Results The success rate of sedation in groups B2 and B3 was higher than that in group B1 (P < 0.006 25). The dosage of ciprofol in groups B1, B2 and B3 was lower than that in group A (P < 0.05), and the dosage of ciprofol in groups B2 and B3 was lower than that in group B1 (P < 0.05). There was no significant difference in the time of the FNA procedure among the four groups (P > 0.05). The recovery time and discharge time of groups B1, B2 and B3 were shorter than those of group A (P < 0.05), and the recovery time and discharge time of group B3 were longer than those of groups B1 and B2 (P < 0.05). The incidences of cough and body movement in group B1 were higher than those in group B3 (P < 0.006 25), and the incidence of hypoxemia in group A was higher than that in group B2 (P < 0.006 25). The satisfaction rate of endoscopists in groups B1 and B3 was lower than that in group A (P < 0.006 25), the satisfaction rate of endoscopists in groups B2 and B3 was lower than that in group B1 (P < 0.006 25), and the satisfaction rate of endoscopists in group B3 was lower than that in group B2 (P < 0.006 25).Conclusions Moderate-dose (0.2 mg/kg) remimazolam combined with ciprofol has a higher success rate of sedation and a reliable safety profile, making it the most suitable option for EUS-FNA in patients with CCA.