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This study was a blinded randomized clinical trial, which included 115 adult patients with a mean age of 65 undergoing urological procedures. Patients were divided into four groups regarding OSA risk (low to medium and high) and choice of either MDZ or DEX. The doses were titrated to reach a Ramsay sedation scale score of 4\/5. The intraoperative complications were recorded. Incidence rates of desaturations (44% vs. 12.7%, p = 0.0001), snoring (76% vs. 49%, p = 0.0008), restlessness (26.7% vs. 1.8%, p = 0.0044), and coughing (42.1% vs. 14.5%, p = 0.0001) were higher in the MDZ group compared with DEX, independently of OSA risk. Having a high risk for OSA increased the incidence rates of desaturation (51.2% vs. 15.7%, p &lt; 0.0001) and snoring (90% vs. 47.1%, p &lt; 0.0001), regardless of the sedative choice. 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