Benchmarking and quality-screening colonoscopy
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Expanding Access to Colorectal Cancer Screening: Benchmarking Quality Indicators in a Primary Care Colonoscopy Program.
BACKGROUND An inadequate supply of physicians who perform colonoscopies contributes to suboptimal screening rates, especially among the underserved. This shortage could be reduced if primary care physicians perform colonoscopies. This purpose of this article is to report quality indicators from colonoscopy procedures performed by family medicine physicians as part of a colorectal cancer prevent...
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Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the second most frequent malignant disease in Europe. Every year, 412,000 people are diagnosed with this condition, and 207,000 patients die of it. Secondary prevention of CRC consists of early diagnosis of the disease in asymptomatic individuals (screening) and long term follow up of high risk patients (surveillance). Three groups of screening methods are currently a...
متن کاملScreening and Surveillance Colonoscopy
Colorectal cancer is a major cause of worldwide morbidity and mortality. As such, there are many guidelines and recommendations set forth by various medical societ‐ ies regarding colonoscopy for screening and surveillance. The universal goal of these guidelines is to reduce colorectal cancer prevalence and mortality. Recommendations for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance using colonos...
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Background and study aim: Screening colonoscopy only effectively prevents colorectal cancer if performed with high quality. The aim of this study was to analyze the detection rates of premalignant colorectal lesions in screening colonoscopies performed within a nationwide quality control program for screening colonoscopy in Austria. Methods: Data from electronic records of the screening program...
متن کاملAssessment of quality in screening colonoscopy for colorectal cancer
INTRODUCTION The effectiveness of screening colonoscopy in decreasing the incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) is largely dependent on the detection of polyps and the quality of the procedure. Several key quality measures have been proposed to improve the effectiveness of screening colonoscopies. AIM To evaluate quality indicators of screening colonoscopy in a tertiary hospital. METHODS All...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Interventional Gastroenterology
سال: 2012
ISSN: 2154-1280
DOI: 10.4161/jig.23726