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Use of warm carbon dioxide insufflators does not affect intra-colonic gas temperature and has no effect on polyp detection rate during colonoscopy – a randomized controlled trial

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS : Methods to improve polyp detection during colonoscopy have been investigated, with conflicting results for warm water irrigation. Carbon Dioxide (CO (2)) warmed to 37 °C may have similar or more pronounced effects on bowel motility. This study aimed to assess whether warm...

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Autores principales: Patel, Akash M., Green, Jordan, Jowhari, Fahd, Hookey, Lawrence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: © Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28691054
http://dx.doi.org/10.1055/s-0043-107779