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Portable inhaled methoxyflurane is feasible and safe for colonoscopy in subjects with morbid obesity and/or obstructive sleep apnea

Background and study aims: Colonoscopy with inhaled methoxyflurane (Penthrox) is well tolerated in unselected subjects and is not associated with respiratory depression. The aim of this prospective study was to compare the feasibility, safety, and post-procedural outcomes of portable methoxyflurane...

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Autores principales: Nguyen, Nam Q., Toscano, Leanne, Lawrence, Matthew, Phan, Vinh-An, Singh, Rajvinder, Bampton, Peter, Fraser, Robert J., Holloway, Richard H., Schoeman, Mark N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4612230/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26528506
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0034-1392366