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

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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Main Authors: Nam Q. Nguyen, Leanne Toscano, Matthew Lawrence, Vinh-An Phan, Rajvinder Singh, Peter Bampton, Robert J. Fraser, Richard H. Holloway, Mark N. Schoeman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-06-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0034-1392366

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