The effects of providing pre-gastrointestinal endoscopy written educational material on patients' anxiety: a randomised controlled trial

Endoscopy is a frequently applied operation in health institutions that may cause anxiety in patients. Use of written material including detailed info...

Changes in cardiopulmonary parameters during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients with heart disease: towards safer endoscopy

Heart rate increased immediately after insertion of the endoscope. There was a significantly higher incidence of ventricular and supraventricular extr...

Measures of trainee performance in advanced endoscopy: A systematic review

Validated endoscopy performance measures for trainees are, therefore, necessary. A systematic review of the literature from January 1980 to January 20...

Endoscopic incision for treatment of benign gastrointestinal strictures

Benign gastrointestinal strictures are common and can be congenital or acquired. Endoscopic balloon dilation (EBD) is the first-line treatment for mos...

Erythromycin infusion prior to endoscopy for acute nonvariceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding: a pilot randomized controlled trial

The study compared the effects of erythromycin infusion and gastric lavage. The primary outcome was satisfactory visualization. The identification of...

Effect of virtual endoscopy simulator training on performance of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in patients: a randomized controlled trial

Simulators may reduce the time required to reach competency in patient endoscopy. Discomfort and pain were higher than for endoscopies performed by ex...

The effect of virtual endoscopy simulator training on novices: a systematic review

Virtual endoscopy simulator training with bedside teaching could improve the performance of novices. The Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trial...

Combined use of capsule endoscopy and double-balloon enteroscopy in the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding: meta-analysis and pooled analysis

Capsule endoscopy (CE) and double-balloon endoscope (DBE) are used for the diagnosis of obscure gastrointestinal bleeding (OGIB) Of 205 patients with...