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Does Use of Lidocaine Spray on an Endoscope Immediately Before Insertion Improve Patient Tolerance to Endoscopy? A Single Center, Case-Control Study.
In Brief
An observational study evaluating Case Group for C.Medical Procedure; Digestive System and 2 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 497 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
The investigators tested whether a new method which additional lidocaine spray on the tip of endoscope can increase the tolerance of examinee during endoscopy than conventional pharyngeal anesthesia alone.
Study Details
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Interventions
Consecutively, all the participants were assigned to case group with additional 2 puffs of the 10% lidocaine spray on the tip of endoscope, same medication which was used for prior pharyngeal anesthesia, or to control group with conventional pharyngeal anesthesia without further treatment. Then we compared the primary outcome measures, such as, frequency of belching and retching of two groups.