Only 17 percent of endoscopists in a survey still use the two-person technique, which was common in early colonoscopies. The survey compared their outcomes with those of endoscopists using the one-person technique.
While pain reports were similar for both groups, time to the caecum was shorter and the use of sedation was lower for the two-person group. Researchers conclude that some beneficial elements of the two-person technique might be adopted for the one-person technique.
Read the BMC Gastroenterology report on colonoscopies.
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