Study Links Experienced Physicians to Higher Cecal Intubation Rates

A new study finds that colonoscopies performed under deep sedation by experienced physicians result in high cecal intubation rates, according to a report by MDLinx.

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The study, in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, found that the only modifiable factor among significant patient-related predictors influencing cecal intubation was the quality of the bowel preparation.

 

It also found that when performed by experienced hands, the one-person method was associated with higher cecal intubation rates than the two-person method.

 

Read the MDLinx report on colonoscopy.

 

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