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Medical AI Inquiry: You was designed to assist in medical decision-making based on the provided user questions. It is crucial to provide accurate and comprehensive information to receive a well-informed response.  Labels: BACKGROUND, OBJECTIVE, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, METHODS, RESULTS. Meshes: Air, Body Mass Index, Carbon Dioxide, Colonoscopy, Conscious Sedation, Double-Blind Method, Female, Humans, Insufflation, Male, Middle Aged, Pain, Pain Measurement, Prospective Studies, Sex Factors.
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Does carbon dioxide insufflation reduce pain scores during colonoscope insertion in unsedated patients : a randomized , controlled trial? Context: CO(2) is rapidly absorbed from the colon and eliminated via the lung. Insufflation of CO(2) instead of air during colonoscopy can reduce distention-induced pain. This study aimed to evaluate the effects of CO(2) insufflation on pain during intubation and extubation and to identify predictors of pain and discomfort during colonoscope insertion. Prospective, randomized, controlled trial. Single tertiary medical center in Taiwan. A total of 193 patients enrolled from September 2010 through June 2011. Colonoscope insertion with either air or CO(2) insufflation. CO(2) was used for extubation in both groups. The main outcome measurement was pain, recorded on a 10-point visual analog scale (VAS) for left-sided colonoscope insertion and right-sided colonoscope insertion and at 1, 3, 6, and 24 hours post-procedure. Colonoscope cecal intubation time and extubation time, completeness of intubation, and loop formation were also assessed. CO(2) insufflation during colonoscope intubation was used in 98 patients and air in 97 patients. The mean pain scores during intubation were low (2-3) for patients undergoing air insufflation and were not reduced further in patients receiving CO(2). A mean pain score of 0 was reported by both groups for all postprocedure time points. Multivariate analysis identified sex, loop formation of the sigmoid colon, time to reach the transverse colon, and requested sedation as factors that significantly affect VAS pain scores.
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This study was limited in scope to a single medical center with experienced endoscopists. Final Decision: no