Complications of colonoscopy

Gastroenterology Clinics of North America

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 639-657

  Church, James ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colonoscopy complications; Colorectal cancer screening; Colorectal disease

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANESTHETIC AGENT; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ATROPINE; BENZODIAZEPINE; HEPARIN; LAXATIVE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; MACROGOL; NARCOTIC AGENT; WARFARIN;

ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTIFICIAL EMBOLISM; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CANCER PREVENTION; CAUTERIZATION; CLIP; COLON HEMORRHAGE; COLON POLYP; COLON RESECTION; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL DISEASE; CONTINUING EDUCATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIET RESTRICTION; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM EXAMINATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FAINTNESS; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; INTESTINE LAVAGE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; INTESTINE PREPARATION; LAPAROSCOPIC SURGERY; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYPECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE HEMORRHAGE; POSTOPOLYPECTOMY SYNDROME; POSTPOLYPECTOMY SYNDROME; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REVIEW; RISK MANAGEMENT; SEDATION; SPLEEN INJURY; SPLENECTOMY; STAFF TRAINING; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

COLONOSCOPY; COLONOSCOPY COMPLICATIONS; COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING; COLORECTAL DISEASE;

COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS;

EID: 84881246430     PISSN: 08898553     EISSN: 15581942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gtc.2013.05.003     Document Type: Review

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