Improvement in caecal intubation rate and pain reduction by using 3-dimensional magnetic imaging for unsedated colonoscopy: A randomized trial of patients referred for colonoscopy

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 885-889

  Hoff, Geir ^a,b   Bretthauer, Michael ^a,c   Dahler, Stein ^a,d   Huppertz Hauss, Gert ^a   Sauar, Jostein ^a   Paulsen, Jørn ^a   Seip, Birgitte ^a   Moritz, Volker ^a  

^a TELEMARK HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Blefjell sykehus HF   (Norway)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Magnetic imager; Pain

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CECAL INTUBATION; CECUM; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION;

ANALGESICS; CECUM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; IMAGING, THREE-DIMENSIONAL; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 34250217421     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365520601127125     Document Type: Article

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