Endoscopy or colonoscopy guidelines for patients with diabetes

Training in Endoscopy: Colonoscopy

Colonoscopy is effective in reducing the morbidity and mortality associated with colorectal cancer (CRC). Interval cancers or post-colonoscopy CRCs, are cancers detected within the surveillance interval, or between 6-36 months after a clearing colonoscopy. The incidence of interval cancers is 3.4%-9.2% of all detected CRCs, as reported in population-based studies. Colonoscopy is a technically d...

Canadian credentialing guidelines for colonoscopy.

1Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA; 2Division of Gastroenterology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia; 3Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London; 4St Joseph’s Health Centre, Toronto; 5Division of Gastroenterology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario; 6Division ...

Quality assessment of care provided to patients with type 2 diabetes based on Clinical Practice Guidelines

Introduction: Diabetes is one of the usual medical problems that had an important negative effect on patient’s health. Researches demonstrate that there is a wide gap between recommended medical actions and received care by patients with diabetes. The aim of study was to assess the quality of care provided to patients with type 2 diabetes. Materials and methods: A cross-sectional stu...

French Society of Digestive Endoscopy (SFED) Guidelines on performing a colonoscopy.

Second-generation colon capsule endoscopy compared with colonoscopy.

BACKGROUND Colon capsule endoscopy (CCE) represents a noninvasive technology that allows visualization of the colon without requiring sedation and air insufflation. A second-generation colon capsule endoscopy system (PillCam Colon 2) (CCE-2) was developed to increase sensitivity for colorectal polyp detection compared with the first-generation system. OBJECTIVE To assess the feasibility, accu...