[Colonoscopies performed as surgical outclinic procedures].
BACKGROUND
The practicability and quality of colonoscopy in outclinic procedures are sometimes discussed.


METHODS
In this paper, two hundred consecutive colonoscopies, performed as surgical outclinic procedures, are discussed and procedures and set-up are reviewed. Registrated parameters are: age, sex, quality of bowel preparation, coecal intubation, VAS-score concerning unpleasantness during examination and bowel preparation, use of sedation, surgical procedures, management of patients following incomplete colonoscopy.


RESULTS
Intubation rate to coecum was 89%. Sedation was used in 3%. Meantime for coecal intubation was 22.5 minutes. 95% of the patients were discharged without involving hospital facilities.


CONCLUSIONS
Conscious, unsedated colonoscopy can be a gentle procedure, extremely egliable as an outpatient procedure.
Andersen
Finn Heidemann
FH
Kirurgisk Klinik, Charlottenlund. kirurgen@dadlnet.dk
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000592:standards; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation / Q000379:methods