Colonoscopy

New colonoscopy study results from J.W. Leung et al described

Published in Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week, September 13th, 2009

According to a study from the United States, "One study in sedated patients demonstrated a reduction in pain score but not midazolam dosage when warm water infusion was used to manage colonic spasm. We describe pilot data with a modified warm water infusion technique."

"We tested the hypothesis that patients receiving even only half of the usual dose of sedation medications would have acceptable cecal intubation and tolerate the procedure well, based on retrospective review of prospectively collected data from a single Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. Group 1 included 32 consecutive patients who received full-dose and group 2 included 43 consecutive patients who...

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Source: Medical Devices and Surgical Technology Week (2009-09-13)

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