Department of Gastroenterology Unit, Mayenei Hayeshua Medical Center, Bnei Brak, Jerusalem, Israel
Research Article
Can Multiparity Predict a Difficult Colonoscopy? Prospective, Single-Centre Study in an Orthodox Jewish Hospital in Israel
Author(s): Melamud B*, Derjak O, Odes S, Stark M and Fireman Z
Background and aim: The effects of multiparity on performing colonoscopies have not been evaluated. This
study compared the levels of difficulties encountered in performing colonoscopies among unipara and multipara
orthodox Jewish women.
Patients and methods: This single-centre, prospective observational study included all consecutive women who
underwent colonoscopies between November, 2017 and July, 2018 by four gastroenterologists trained in endoscopy.
Patient characteristics included age, body mass index, and history of constipation, number and type of past
deliveries, past abdominal or pelvic surgeries, and date and indications for colonoscopy.
Colonoscopy-associated data included abdominal compression, position changes, scope insertion time, type and
dosage of sedation, cleansing status of the bowel, the presence.. Read More»
DOI:
10.37421/cgj.2020.5.120
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