A prospective study of same day bi-directional endoscopy in the evaluation of patients with occult gastrointestinal bleeding

Objective: Previous studies show conflicting results in the diagnostic yield of oesophagogastroduodenoscopy (OGD) and colonoscopy in identifying potential bleeding sources (PBS) in patients investigated for occult gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB)

Capsule endoscopy in the evaluation of patients with suspected small intestinal bleeding: Results of a pilot study

Capsule endoscopy identified small intestinal bleeding sites beyond the range of push enteroscopy. A bleeding site was found in 11 of 20 patients during capsule endoscopic.

Effect of providing information to the patient about upper gastrointestinal endoscopy on the patient's perception, compliance and anxiety level associated with the procedure

Patients in the verbal information group responded more accurately to the questions related to the procedure. These patients experienced less pain, breathing difficulties and regret.

Ketamine with and without midazolam for gastrointestinal endoscopies in children

No ideal scheme is available to study the protocol with midazolam and ketamine used by anesthetists at our institution. The starting ketamine dose was increased until the appropriate dissociative state was reached. The sedation protocol with ketamine is safe and efficient.

Posterior lingual lidocaine: a novel method to improve tolerance in upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Eighty patients undergoing diagnostic esophagogastroduodenoscopy in a tertiary care medical center were randomized to either lidocaine swab or spray.

Structural enhancement and video endoscopy: results of a large prospective comparative study

Structural-enhancement (SE) function electronically improves the video-endoscopic signal of Olympus processors (EXERA CV-160 or greater) This is the first study comparing SE with or without it during upper digestive endoscopy and colonoscopy.

The use of carbon dioxide for insufflation during GI endoscopy: a systematic review

Carbon dioxide (CO(2) has been proposed as an alternative to room air for GI endoscopy. The study was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of CO( 2) insufflation. Data from RCTs, as well as from nonrandomized studies, were extracted to make the findings.

Effect of pronase premedication on narrow-band imaging endoscopy in patients with precancerous conditions of stomach

To compare the visibility and diagnostic performance of NBI endoscopy. NBI should be used to improve the performance of the stomach to detect intestinal metaplasia. Pronase premedication was not different in either group compared with that of white light endoscopes.

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