The rate of anesthesia use in screening colonoscopies has increased in both physicians’ offices and ambulatory surgery centers, according to a whitepaper released by Truven Health Analytics. The ...

Colon cancer is common and it's preventable. Early detection saves lives. Have you been putting your colonoscopy off?

A recent article in the New York Times explored the growing use of anesthesiologist-administered anesthesia during colonoscopy and its impact on the cost of colonoscopy procedures. Traditionally, ...

A new study published in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics indicates nitrous oxide gas provides a comparable analgesia to IV sedation for patients undergoing colonoscopy. The study examined 623 ...

One of the state’s health insurance giants and its corporate bean counters are making it more agonizing to get a colonoscopy – like that’s even possible. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts is ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps — a type of precancerous lesion that ...

In patients undergoing colonoscopy to screen for colorectal cancer, deeper sedation using the anesthetic drug propofol may improve detection of "serrated" polyps - a type of precancerous lesion that ...

June 1, 2009 (Chicago, Illinois) — Deep sedation allows for better visualization of the colon and inspection of polyps during colonoscopy and has a significantly higher diagnostic yield than moderate ...

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WORCESTER - The next time you need a colonoscopy, make sure you read the fine print if your health insurance coverage is with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts. The insurer changed its policy, ...