Table 2.
Characteristics of Subjects Who Had Minor Complications after Colonoscopy
| Sex/age (yr) | Alcohol history | Current smoker | Comorbidities | Reason for colonoscopy | Detection of polyp | No. of polyps | Insertion time (sec) | Withdrawal time (sec) | Minor complication |
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| Type | Timing (after colonoscopy) | Frequency (times/day) | Duration (hr) | |||||||||
| M/32 | Yes | No | None | P | Yes | 3 | 189 | 719 | D | Next day | 2 | <1 |
| F/35 | Yes | No | None | Screening | No | NA | 250 | 300 | Dis | On the day | 2 | >6 |
| F/27 | Yes | No | None | C | No | NA | 255 | 300 | P | On the day & next day | 3 | <1 |
| F/24 | No | No | None | Screening | No | NA | 329 | 327 | P/Dis/D | On the day & next day | 3 | > 12 |
| F/54 | No | No | HTN | Screening | Yes | 2 | 142 | 899 | C | On the 3rd day | NA | NA |
M, male; F, female; HTN, hypertension; P, abdominal pain; C, constipation; D, diarrhea; Dis, abdominal distension; NA, not available.