Kelsey Klute, MD. Sign up to receive tips for living well: By signing up, you are consenting to receive electronic messages from Nebraska Medicine. First name. Last name. Her report to me afterwards was that there was nothing to the procedure itself and if she needed to have it done again, she wouldn't worry about it.
Fortunately, the results came back clear. Don't wait until it hurts use it right from the start as you will be going for hours, you will be fine. I know people who have opted out of sedation, but I certainly took what was on offer. The worst part of a colonoscopy is the preparation Thanks all I am definitely going to ask for sedation. One thing that is worrying me is that I have read Colonoscopys are dangerous.
This is really concerning me and is making me worried about having it. Am I allowed to be put completely asleep for it? There isn't a medical procedure in the world that is free from risk.
Even taking an aspirin can be harmful. The risks from a colonoscopy are very low indeed and when compared with the risk of an undiagnosed bowel cancer they're negligable. By the way, if you ask to be put completely to sleep then there's also a risk from the anaesthetic!
Before you can have any procedure, you have to get to the hospital, and getting there is probably riskier than the procedure itself. Do you worry about driving? Catching a bus? Crossing the road? Climbing the stairs? If you don't worry about these things why do you worry about the risks from a colonoscopy or anaesthetic?
I'm afraid that once you find yourself on the cancer bandwagon and no-one gets on by choice! If you need a procedure then you need it, and not having it because it carries some low risk could end up shortening your life by many years if you get untreated cancer.
You have to trust your medics to give you the best advice - and if you don't trust them then find some different medics who you do trust! To put it in context, last year I had a radical prostatectomy.
Risk of dying within 30 days from that surgery is relatively high: about 0. What would you do? Show detailed description. Hide detailed description.
Detailed Description:. Principal investigator: Shivakumar Vignesh MD, Gastroenterology Attending Physician, VACHS Colonoscopy with the patient in the prone position may reduce colonoscopy duration and may reduce patient discomfort by a reduction in coiling of the colonoscope with a mobile part of the bowel, decreased need for abdominal pressure and less sedation may improve the safety and efficacy of colonoscopy.
No vulnerable population s will be included. Methodology: The bowel preparation, type of colonoscopes, techniques including polypectomy will be the same as our routine practice, they are mentioned below to be complete. All patients who undergo outpatient colonoscopy at our institution receive the following as bowel preparation: Clear liquid diet 24 hours prior to procedure One gallon of Golytely the day prior to colonoscopy starting at noon.
Patients with serum creatinine under 2. FDA Resources. Arms and Interventions. Outcome Measures. Secondary Outcome Measures : Total colonoscopy time, colonoscope withdrawal time, cumulative sedation dose, recovery time, need for abdominal pressure and changes in patient position during the procedure, adenoma prevalence rate, complications, patient satisfaction. Eligibility Criteria. Information from the National Library of Medicine Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision.
Inclusion Criteria: Male Veterans presenting for outpatient colonoscopy for any indication. Contacts and Locations. Information from the National Library of Medicine To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor. Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials. More Information.
Layout table for additonal information ClinicalTrials. Colonoscopy technique time duration position abdominal pressure. National Library of Medicine U. National Institutes of Health U. Department of Health and Human Services. The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Procedure: Colonoscopy in the prone position. Not Applicable.
Study Type :. You may be given additional instructions about a special diet to follow for one or two days before the procedure. It is absolutely mandatory to follow your particular instructions carefully to avoid cancellation and to ensure a safe, effective test. Your health care provider will give you instructions on how to prepare your bowel for the test. You may be asked to take a laxative, an enema or a rectal laxative suppository.
Or you may have to drink a special fluid that helps clean out your colon. If you are taking any blood-thinning medicines, aspirin, ibuprofen or other medicines that affect blood clotting, they may need to be stopped before the procedure. If you have a heart valve disease, you may be given disease-fighting antibiotics before the procedure. Prior to the procedure, you will be given pain medicine and a sedative. After the procedure, someone must drive you home. You may have a colonoscopy in an outpatient setting or as part of your stay in a hospital.
The way the test is done may vary depending on your condition and your health care provider's practices. Our team is dedicated to developing multidisciplinary treatment plans for complicated, advanced colon and rectal cancers. After the procedure, you will be taken to the recovery room to be monitored. Your recovery process will depend on the type of sedative you were given. Once your blood pressure, pulse and breathing are stable and you are awake and alert, you will be taken to your hospital room.
Or you may be discharged to your home. You can usually eat whatever you can tolerate after the procedure. Some people start with small, bland meals. It is normal to be flatulent pass gas and experience gas pains after the procedure. Walking and moving around may help to ease any mild pain. You should not drink alcohol for at least 24 hours. You may be asked to drink extra fluids to make up for the water you lost as you got ready for the procedure.
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