Image quality of abdominal ultrasonography after esophagogastroduodenoscopy is preserved by using carbon dioxide insufflation: A non-inferiority test in the same subject

• Published in: PLOS ONE Vol. 17; no. 9; p. e0275257
• Main Authors: Suda, Tsuyoshi, Shirota, Yukihiro, Takimoto, Hiroaki, Tsukada, Yasunori, Takishita, Kensaku, Nadamura, Takahiro, Miyazawa, Masaki, Hodo, Yuji, Wakabayashi, Tokio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: San Francisco Public Library of Science (PLoS) 29.09.2022; Public Library of Science
• Subjects: Abdomen; Anesthesia; Biology and Life Sciences; Body mass index; Carbon Dioxide; Endoscopy; Endoscopy, Digestive System; Evaluation; Health aspects; Humans; Hypotheses; Image quality; Insufflation; Medical screening; Medicine; Medicine and Health Sciences; Moving images; Organs; Pancreas; Physical Sciences; Q; R; Research and Analysis Methods; Research Article; Science; Statistical analysis; Ultrasonic imaging; Ultrasonography; Ultrasound imaging; Veins & arteries; Japan

Because bowel gas deteriorates the image quality of abdominal ultrasonography (AUS), it is common to perform AUS prior to esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD). This one-way order limits the availability of examination appointments. To evaluate whether EGD using insufflation of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), wh...