A head-to-head comparison of the water vs. air method in patients undergoing screening colonoscopy

BACKGROUND: The water method facilitates colonoscope insertion in unsedated patients. OBJECTIVE: To compare quality indicators in sedated veterans. DESIGN: Performance improvement. SETTING: VA endoscopy unit. PATIENTS: 368 consecutive screening patients. INTERVENTION: Air or water method assignment...

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Main Authors: Ramirez, Francisco C, Leung, Felix W
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Landes Bioscience 2011
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Rapid Communication
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3234698/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22163084
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4161/jig.1.3.18512
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