European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology
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Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol · Jul 2011
Randomized Controlled TrialDoes the use of a variable stiffness colonoscope offer advantages during colonoscopy under deep sedation? Results of a randomized trial.
Variable stiffness colonoscope may be useful in performing colonoscopies in nonsedated patients or under endoscopist-controlled sedation. The objective of this study is to evaluate whether this instrument facilitates colonoscopy in patients under deep sedation monitored by an anaesthesiologist. ⋯ The variable stiffness colonoscope avoids the need to change the patient's position and reduces caecal intubation time in patients undergoing colonoscopy under deep sedation controlled by an anaesthesiologist.