Complications in colonoscopy: Analysis of 7-year physician-reported adverse events

European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 492-498

  Niv, Yaron ^a   Gershtansky, Yael ^b   Kenett, Ron S ^c   Tal, Yossi ^b   Birkenfeld, Shlomo ^d  

^a RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b Medical Risk Management   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^d CLALIT HEALTH SERVICES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adverse events; bleeding; colonoscopy; perforation; sedation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROENTEROLOGIST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PERFORATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPY; COMPENSATION AND REDRESS; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; INSURANCE, LIABILITY; INTESTINAL PERFORATION; ISRAEL; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; LIABILITY, LEGAL; MALE; MALPRACTICE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955578799     PISSN: 0954691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEG.0b013e32834702ab     Document Type: Article

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