Randomized, controlled trial of carbon dioxide insufflation during colonoscopy

Diseases of the Colon and Rectum

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 322-326

  Church, J ^a   Delaney, C ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Colonoscopy; Technique

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AERATION; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLON DILATATION; COLON MUCOSA; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; POLYPECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0037342312     PISSN: 00123706     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10350-004-6549-6     Document Type: Article

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