A randomized controlled study comparing room air with carbon dioxide for abdominal pain, distention, and recovery...

Yen-Ju Chen¹, Jennifer Lee, Magaly Puryear+5

• ¹Yen-Ju Chen, RN, CGRN, MSN, is Clinic Nurse Manager, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Jennifer Lee, RN, CGRN, is retired Clinic Nurse Manager, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Magaly Puryear, RN, is Clinic Nurse Manager, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Fort Belvoir Community Hospital, Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Roy K. H. Wong, MD, is retired Chief, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Uniformed Service University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland. Jason M. Lake, MD, is Staff Physician, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Corrine L. Maydonovitch, BS, is Chemist, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Lavern Belle, BS, is Clinical Coordinator, Gastroenterology Service, Department of Medicine, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Maryland. Fouad J. Moawad, MD, is Major, Medical Corps, US Army, Director of Gastrointestinal Research, Motility and Reflux Testing Lab, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Uniformed Services University, Bethesda, Maryland.