Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 162-166 , December 2009

Anesthesia Does Not Increase the Rate of Bowel Perforation During Colonoscopy: A Retrospective Study

  • Teng-Kuei Hsieh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Lin Hung

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Fu-Chi Kang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Kuo M. Lan

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Paul Wai-Fung Poon

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physiology, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • ,
  • Edmund Cheung So

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Yung Kang, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Department of Cosmetic Science, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Anesthesia, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Chung Hwa Road, Yung Kang, Tainan, Taiwan, R.O.C.

Received 6 October 2008 ,Revised 21 May 2009 ,Accepted 26 May 2009.

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 Presented at the CSM2005 Annual Scientific Meeting of the Anaesthetists of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, August 2005.

PII: S1875-4597(09)60049-7

doi: 10.1016/S1875-4597(09)60049-7

Acta Anaesthesiologica Taiwanica
Volume 47, Issue 4 , Pages 162-166 , December 2009

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