Risks Associated With Anesthesia Services During Colonoscopy

We aimed to quantify the difference in complications from colonoscopy with vs without anesthesia services.We conducted a prospective cohort study and analyzed administrative claims data from Truven Health Analytics MarketScan Research Databases from 2008 through 2011. We identified 3,168,228 colonoscopy procedures in men and women, aged 40-64 years old. Colonoscopy complications were measured within 30 days, including colonic (ie, perforation,...