Pain sensation and neuromuscular stimulation during argon plasma coagulation in gastrointestinal endoscopy

Surgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1701-1707

  Eickhoff, A ^a,b   Hartmann, D ^a   Eickhoff, J C ^b   Riemann, J F ^a   Enderle, M D ^c  

^a KLINIKUM LUDWIGSHAFEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c ERBE ELEKTROMEDIZIN GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Complication; Neuromuscular stimulation; Pain

Indexed keywords

MIDAZOLAM; PETHIDINE;

ADULT; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFIBRILLATOR; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCLE TWITCH; MYALGIA; NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; NOCICEPTION; PACEMAKER; PARESTHESIA; PHYSICIAN; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEDATION; SKIN TINGLING; SYMPTOM;

AGED; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; LASERS, GAS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PAIN; PAIN MEASUREMENT;

EID: 51749125888     PISSN: 09302794     EISSN: 14322218     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00464-007-9700-3     Document Type: Article

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