Thienopyridines should be stopped (clopidogrel for 5 days and prasugrel for 7 days) prior to procedure and aspirin ... Bowel preparations for colonoscopy vary with respect to their efficacy ...

Similar findings were reported by another group of Korean investigators who prospectively studied the quality of bowel preparation in 300 subjects undergoing colonoscopy. [14] All subjects were ...

The procedures were performed between 2015 ... Quaye et al, Association between Colonoscopy Sedation Type and Polyp Detection: A Registry-based Cohort Study, Anesthesiology (2024).

Introduction Intravenous sedation for colonoscopy is associated with cardiorespiratory risk and delayed recovery. There is also the perception that patients tolerate the procedure better with sedation ...

Introduction Retrospective data collection to compare pain scores during colonoscopy procedures performed with and without sedation in both Bowel cancer screening programme (BCSP) and Non bowel cancer ...

Snoring while under conscious sedation during colonoscopy ... Patients who snored for ≥10 s during colonoscopy underwent ambulatory polysomnography. This procedure was also performed in matched ...

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

4. Arrange to have a responsible driver take you home after the procedure A colonoscopy requires sedation, so medical offices will typically require you to have a responsible person – a friend ...

Before a colonoscopy, it’s important to follow ... lost electrolytes and prevent dehydration.” If you get anesthesia for the procedure, you’ll likely be given intravenous (IV) fluids which ...

I'm calling you about your colonoscopy that's scheduled for ... When an anesthesiologist is administering sedation for this procedure you're constantly monitored… We're watching your heart ...

Ever wondered how digestion happens in the body? The food we eat passes through four tubes: the oesophagus, stomach, small intestine and finally through the large intestine which is also called the ...

A trained medical doctor rated patients’ behavioural manifestations of pain during colonoscopy. After complete recovery from sedation, the patients rated the endoscopy experience using perceived pain ...