Acceptability of oesophagogastroduodenoscopy without intravenous sedation: Patients' versus endoscopist's perception with special reference to older patients

Postgraduate Medical Journal

Volumn 79, Issue 937, 2003, Pages 650-651

  Thanvi, B R ^a   Munshi, S K ^a   Vijayakumar, N ^a   Taub, N ^b   Lo, T C N ^a  

^a LEICESTER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DUODENOSCOPY; ESOPHAGOSCOPY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROSCOPY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERCEPTION; SCORING SYSTEM; SEDATION; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; ENDOSCOPY, DIGESTIVE SYSTEM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION;

EID: 0346250143     PISSN: 00325473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/pmj.79.937.650     Document Type: Article

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