Open AccessClinical impact of endoscopy position detecting unit (UPD-3) for a non-sedated colonoscopy
Author(s) -
Masakatsu Fukuzawa,
Junichi Uematsu,
Shin Kono,
Shinichi Suzuki,
Takemasa Sato,
Naoko Yagi,
Yuichiro Tsuji,
Kenji Yagi,
Chika Kusano,
Takuji Gotoda,
Takashi Kawai,
Fuminori Moriyasu
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v21.i16.4903
Subject(s) - medicine , colonoscopy , insertion time , intubation , endoscope , endoscopy , surgery , visual analogue scale , univariate analysis , anesthesia , multivariate analysis , colorectal cancer , airway , cancer
To evaluate whether an endoscopy position detecting unit (UPD-3) can improve cecal intubation rates, cecal intubation times and visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores, regardless of the colonoscopist's level of experience.