Gastrointestinal endoscopy in high-risk patients

Digestive Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 228-244

  Cappell, Mitchell S ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Colon; Colonoscopy; Endoscopy; Esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Flexible sigmoidoscopy; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Myocardial infarction; Panendoscopy; Postoperative endoscopy; Pregnancy; Stomach

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIGESTIVE TRACT ENDOSCOPY; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; FEMALE; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; STANDARD;

DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; FEMALE; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, OBSTRUCTIVE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; RISK FACTORS; SAFETY;

EID: 0030185279     PISSN: 02572753     EISSN: 14219875     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000171555     Document Type: Article

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