Water infusion for cecal intubation increases patient tolerance, but does not improve intubation of unsedated colonoscopies

Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 9, Issue 12, 2011, Pages

  Pohl, Jürgen ^a   Messer, Insa ^a   Behrens, Angelika ^a   Kaiser, Gernot ^b   Mayer, Gerhard ^a   Ell, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER MAINZ   (Germany)

^b DARMSTADT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bowel Preparation; Colon Cancer Screening; Discomfort; Pain

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; SEDATIVE AGENT; WATER;

ADULT; AERATION; AGED; AIR; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; CANCER SCREENING; CECUM INTUBATION; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFUSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEDATION; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84860389232     PISSN: 15423565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2011.06.031     Document Type: Article

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