Carbon dioxide insufflation during colonoscopy: A randomised controlled trial

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 126, Issue 1382, 2013, Pages 87-94

  Cleland, Anne ^a   Carryer, Jenny ^b   La Grow, Steve ^b  

^a Gastroenterology Department   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; FENTANYL; MIDAZOLAM; SCOPOLAMINE BUTYL BROMIDE;

ADULT; AIR; ARTICLE; COLON POLYP; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; POLYPECTOMY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; AGED; AIR; CARBON DIOXIDE; COLONOSCOPY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSUFFLATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PAIN MEASUREMENT; PAIN, POSTOPERATIVE;

EID: 84884575841     PISSN: 00288446     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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