Death by Colonoscopy

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SIDE EFFECTS OF SCREENING COLONOSCOPIESby Konstantin MonastyrskyYour odds of getting colorectal cancer, depending on your age, gender, diet, ethnicity, occupation, residency, and some other factors are between 2.5% to 5% [1]. Your risk of death or serious injury from the side effects of screening colonoscopies may actually exceed the probable risk of colorectal cancer itself. A conventional colonoscopy is an ambulatory surgical procedure performed under general anesthesia. Serious complications occur in 0.5% of all cases [link]. Unreported medical errors and deferred side effects, such as severe anemia caused by blood loss, pulmonary embolism, heart attack, or stroke related to blood clots caused by general anesthesia, pneumonia, persistent post-operative infection, or acute diverticulitis caused by colon prep, easily add up to another percent or two.For rest of article: http://www.fibermenace.com/crc/crc_side_effects.htmlSell your car for just $40 at CarPoint.com.au It's simple!