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New meta-analysis quantifies risks of colonoscopy

The risk of perforation during colonoscopy is 5.8 per 10,000, while bleeding occurs in 2.4 per 1,000 colonoscopies, according to a committee report from the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
https://gastroenterology.acponline.org/archives/2019/10/25/3.htm
25 Oct 2019