The add-on N-acetylcysteine is more effective than dimethicone alone to eliminate mucus during narrow-band imaging endoscopy: A double-blind, randomized controlled trial

Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 241-245

  Chen, Ming Jen ^a,b,c   Wang, Horng Yuan ^a,b,c   Chang, Chen Wang ^a,b,c   Hu, Kuang Chun ^a,b   Hung, Chien Yuan ^a,b   Chen, Chih Jen ^a,b,c   Shih, Shou Chuan ^a,b,c  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NURSING AND MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

^c MACKAY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Mucolytic agent; N acetylcysteine; Narrow band imaging; Randomized controlled trial

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; DIMETICONE; PRONASE; WATER;

ADD ON THERAPY; ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ENDOSCOPE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARROW BAND IMAGING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; STOMACH MUCOSA; STOMACH MUCUS; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

ACETYLCYSTEINE; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EXPECTORANTS; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARROW BAND IMAGING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); STOMACH NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84872695334     PISSN: 00365521     EISSN: 15027708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365521.2012.749509     Document Type: Article

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