Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9250000 | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy | 2005 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
Colonoscopes with maximum flow rates of less than 2 L/m at 0 mm Hg tip pressure have insufficient flow capacity to generate flows above 1.46 L/m at 80 mm Hg intraluminal pressure and thus may protect patients from cecal barotrauma.
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Authors
John A. MD, MSEE,