Carbon dioxide insufflation in colonoscopy: Safe and effective in sedated patients

Endoscopy

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 706-709

  Bretthauer, M ^a   Lynge, A B ^a   Thiis Evensen, E ^a   Hoff, G ^b   Fausa, O ^a   Aabakken, L ^a  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AERATION; ARTERIAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; END TIDAL CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 23144464766     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870154     Document Type: Article

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