Cardiopulmonary events during primary colonoscopy screening in an average risk population

Abstract

Background: Large colorectal cancer screening studies using primary colonoscopy have reported a low risk of major complications. Studies on diagnostic and therapeutic colonoscopy have pointed to a frequent occurrence of (minor) cardiopulmonary events, and with the steady increase of colonoscopy screening, it is important to investigate their occurrence in colonoscopy screening. Methods: This study describes the frequency of bradycardia (pulse rate