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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"sigmoidoscopy"”.
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The Effect of Written Sigmoidoscopy Information on Discomfort
… discomfort experienced by the patient during the sigmoidoscopy. The patients were divided into two groups. The control group consisted of the first 42 patients who met the Study criteria and received brief routine verbal instructions. The experimental group consisted of the next 42 patients who …
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The design, development, implementation and evaluation of the United Kingdoms first degree pathway for non-medical endoscopists
… endoscopists extending practice from flexible sigmoidoscopy to colonoscopy, which may leave service gaps leaving routine flexible sigmoidoscopy at risk. To fill this gap, a pilot study was undertaken to assess the suitability of training unqualified individuals to undertake flexible …
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A Study to Determine the Impact of a Colorectal Education Program on an Asymptomatic Industrial Population
… by private physicians with Barium Enema and Sigmoidoscopy revealing normal findings. A cost analysis was undertaken to evaluate educational and screening program expenditures. Per employee it cost $9.24 to attend the program (778) and participate in the screening (237). The total cost was …
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Epidemiology and Anatomic Distribution of Colorectal Cancer in South Africa
… leftsided and rectal; thus screening flexible sigmoidoscopy should be considered. Further studies on the age-specific incidence and the genetics and epigenetics of CRC-AC in South Africa are needed.
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The effect of health insurance plan type on initial colorectal cancer screening in the United States since the inception of health care reform in Massachusetts
… to assess for CRCA screening (colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or stool test). Using logistic regression, we found that CDHP/HDHP members showed increased likelihood of having had any CRCA screening compared to Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) members, in both Massachusetts (Odds Ratio [OR] …
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Assessment and improvement of access and quality in lower gastrointestinal endoscopy
… of completion in colonoscopy and flexible sigmoidoscopy. Both studies have shown that this technique is useful not only for assessment of completion but also for validation of pathology miss rates in LGE. This is a proof of concept study and further validation against current standards …
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Sigmond Colon Volvulus Management: An analysis of factors contributing to morbididty amd mortality in single and double stage operations
A prospective study has been carried out at the University Teaching Hospital (UTH), Lusaka, over a period of one and a half years (July 1995 to December 1996) to study the factors contributing to morbidity and mortality in the treatment of sigmoid colon volvulus and also compare the outcome of …
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Design and Development of a Minimally Invasive Endoscope: Highly Flexible Stem with Large Deflection and Stiffenable Exoskeleton Structure
Colonoscopy provides a minimally invasive tool for examining and treating the colon without surgery, but current endoscope designs still cause a degree of pain and injury to the colon wall. The most common colonoscopies are long tubes inserted through the rectum, with locomotion actuators, fiber …