title: [Colonoscopies performed as surgical outclinic procedures].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk Klinik, Charlottenlund. kirurgen@dadlnet.dk
authors.forename: Finn Heidemann
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Andersen
mesh_terms: 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