Methods of reducing discomfort during colonoscopy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1462-1467

  Leung, Felix W ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Sepulveda Ambulatory Care Center   (United States)

Author keywords

As needed; Colonoscopy; On demand; Sedated; Unsedated

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE; NITROUS OXIDE PLUS OXYGEN; PETHIDINE;

ABDOMINAL DISCOMFORT; ABDOMINAL PAIN; AERATION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; CECUM; COLONOSCOPE; COLONOSCOPY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; GASTROSCOPE; HUMAN; HYPNOSIS; MEDLINE; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEDATION; SIGMOIDOSCOPY; TECHNIQUE;

ANALGESIA, PATIENT-CONTROLLED; COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; HUMANS; HYPNOSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 43049083380     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-007-0025-9     Document Type: Review

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