Minimizing postcolonoscopy abdominal pain by using CO2 insufflation:: a prospective, randomized, double blind, controlled trial evaluating a new commercially available CO2 delivery system

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Sumanac, K [1 ]
Zealley, I [1 ]
Fox, BM [1 ]
Rawlinson, J [1 ]
Salena, B [1 ]
Marshall, JK [1 ]
Stevenson, GW [1 ]
Hunt, RH [1 ]
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[1] McMaster Univ, Med Ctr, Div Gastroenterol, Hamilton, ON L8N 3Z5, Canada
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10.1067/mge.2002.126391
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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Background. Abdominal pain after colonoscopy is a common, distressing symptom resulting from bowel distension by insufflated gas. CO2, unlike air, is rapidly cleared from the colon by passive absorption. A commercially available CO2 delivery system has only recently become available. The effects of CO2 and air insufflation on residual bowel gas and postprocedure pain were compared. Methods: One hundred patients were randomized to undergo colonoscopy with insufflation of air (n = 51) or CO2 (n = 49) by means of a regulator; 97 patients completed the study. Patients with active GI bleeding, inflammatory bowel disease, or previous colectomy were excluded. Pain scores (ordinal scale: 0 = none, to 5 = extreme) were recorded immediately after colonoscopy and at 1, 6, and 24 hours. Residual colonic gas was evaluated on abdominal radiographs at 1 hour. Results: Residual colonic gas and postprocedural pain at 1 and 6 hours were significantly less in the CO2 group. 71% of patients insufflated with room air had colonic distension in excess of 6 cm versus 4% for those in the CO2 group. 94% of patients insufflated with CO2 had minimal colonic gas versus 2% in whom air was used (p < 0.0001). Of patients insufflated with air, 45% and 31% had pain at, respectively, 1 hour and 6 hours, versus 7% and 9%, respectively, for those insufflated with CO2 (respectively, p < 0.0001 and p < 0.02). No complications resulted from use of the CO2 delivery system. Conclusions: Insufflation of CO2 rather than air significantly reduces abdominal pain and bowel distension after colonoscopy. CO2 may be insufflated safely and effectively with the new CO2 delivery system.
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