Colonoscopy

New findings reported from O. Alharbi and co-authors describe advances in colonoscopy

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, November 13th, 2009

"The use of propofol to sedate patients for colonoscopy, generally administered by an anesthesiologist in North America, is increasingly popular. In the United States, regional use of anesthesiologist-assisted endoscopy appears to correlate with local payor policy," scientists in Toronto, Canada report.

"This study's objective was to identify nonpayor factors (patient, physician, institution) associated with anesthesiologist assistance at colonoscopy. The authors performed a population-based cross-sectional analysis using Ontario health administrative data, 1993-2005. All outpatient colonoscopies performed on adults were identified. Hierarchical multivariable modeling...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2009-11-13)

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