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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Rex, Douglas K

Titel

Quality in Colonoscopy: Cecal Intubation First, Then What?

Ist Teil von

• The American journal of gastroenterology, 2006-04, Vol.101 (4), p.732-734

Ort / Verlag

United States: Wolters Kluwer Health Medical Research, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Erscheinungsjahr

2006

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• In 2002, the U.S. MultiSociety Task Force on Colorectal Cancer proposed multiple quality indicators for use in the continuous quality improvement (CQI) process for colonoscopy. The quality indicators were not prioritized for implementation in clinical practice. This editorial reviews evidence suggesting that after cecal intubation rates, two quality indicators should be the priorities for the CQI process for colonoscopy: (1) measurement of individual endoscopists' adenoma detection rates and (2) recommended intervals for postpolypectomy surveillance colonoscopy.