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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Apr 16, 2012; 4(4): 137-141
Published online Apr 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i4.137
Published online Apr 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i4.137
Table 2 Randomized controlled studies comparing the water method and air insufflation for colonoscopy: number of enrolled patients, options for sedation, cecal intubation rate and outcomes (pain, willingness to repeat the procedure, recovery time)
Study | No. of patients | Sedation | Cecal intubation (%) | Outcame measures | |||||||
Pain score (0-10) | Willingness to repeat | Recovery time (min) | |||||||||
Colonoscopy studies | WW | Air | WW | Air | WW | Air | WW | Air | WW | Air | |
Leung JW et al[45] 2009 | 28 | 28 | Minimal with increments as needed | 100 | 100 | 1.3 | 4.1 0.0002 | 96% | 96% NS | 13.6 | 19.8 |
0.0005 | |||||||||||
Radaelli et al[48] 2010 | 116 | 114 | On-demand | 94 | 95 | 2.8 | 3.9 0.05 | 90.50% | 81.60% 0.05 | NR | NR |
Leung FW et al[46] 2010 | 42 | 40 | unsedated | 78 | 98 | 3.0 | 6 0.004 | 93% | 78% 0.018 | NR | NR |
Leung CW et al[47] 2010 | 112 | 114 | Minimal sedation | 100 | 100 | 4.1 | 5.3 0.001 | 1.41 | 1.471 NS | NR | NR |
Ransibrahmanakul K et al[49] 2010 | 31 | 31 | Minimal sedation | 94 | 94 | 3.6 | 5.5 0.05 | 93.50% | 80.6 NS | 8.8 | 10.4 NS |
Leung JW et al[22] 2011 | 50 | 50 | On-demand | 100 | 100 | 2.3 | 4.9 0.001 | 90% | 94% NS | 8.4 | 12.3 0.019 |
Hseih YH et al[51] 2011 | 90 | 89 | Minimal sedation | 99.9 | 99.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 0.02 | NR | NR | NR | NR |
Pohl J et al[50] 2011 | 58 | 58 | On-demand | 82.8 | 96.5 | 2.8 | 4.2 0.02 | 72.40% | 67.2% NS | NR | NR |
Amato A et al[36] 2011 | 113 | 113 | On-demand | 97.3 | 99.1 | 2.8 | 4.6 0.01 | 90% | 79.6% 0.03 | 0-8 | 0-53 NS |
- Citation: Terruzzi V, Paggi S, Amato A, Radaelli F. Unsedated colonoscopy: A neverending story. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2012; 4(4): 137-141
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1948-5190/full/v4/i4/137.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4253/wjge.v4.i4.137