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Quality is the Key for Emerging Issues of Population-based Colonoscopy Screening [PDF]

open access: yesThe Korean Journal of Gastroenterology, 2018
Colonoscopy is currently regarded as the gold standard and preferred method of screening for colorectal cancer (CRC). However, the benefit of colonoscopy screening may be blunted by low participation rate in population-based screening program.
Jin Young Yoon   +2 more
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Comparison of adenoma detection in different colorectal segments between deep-sedated and unsedated colonoscopy

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2022
To investigate if deep-sedated colonoscopy affects adenoma detection in certain colorectal segment. Review of colonoscopy reports, electronic images and medical records of individuals underwent screening colonoscopy with or without propofol sedation ...
Yue Sui   +14 more
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The Difficult Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007
Colorectal cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related death among nonsmokers in Canada (1) and is the second leading cause of cancer mortality overall. It is estimated that in 2007, approximately 21,000 Canadians will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer and that nearly 9000 will die from it (2).
Todd N Witte, Robert Enns
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Assessing data availability and quality within an electronic health record system through external validation against an external clinical data source

open access: yesBMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making, 2019
Background Approximately 20% of deaths in the US each year are attributable to smoking, yet current practices in the recording of this health risk in electronic health records (EHRs) have not led to discernable changes in health outcomes.
Ellen L. Palmer   +6 more
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The current capacity and quality of colonoscopy in Korea [PDF]

open access: yesIntestinal Research, 2019
Background/Aims Little is known for the capacity and quality of colonoscopy, and adherence to colonoscopy surveillance guidelines in Korea. This study aimed to investigate the present and potential colonoscopic capacity, colonoscopic quality, and ...
Jae Ho Choi   +5 more
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Colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesCA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 1972
Colonoscopy is an accepted technique for investigation of the colon. No portion of the large bowel is inaccessible to the diagnostic and therapeutic approach by flexible colonoscopy. The technical aspects of instrumentation have yielded to progress, with a small television chip currently incorporated into the tip of endoscopes transmitting an excellent
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A survey on colonoscopy shows poor understanding of its protective value and widespread misconceptions across Europe.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2020
BACKGROUND:Colonoscopy is a valuable screening tool for colorectal cancer. However, patients experience anxiety when faced with attending a first colonoscopy, and negative attitudes may contribute to non-attendance.
Bharat Amlani   +2 more
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Colonoscopy resource availability and colonoscopy utilization in Ontario, Canada

open access: yesInternational Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objective Evidence of long wait times for colonoscopy and regional variations in colonoscopy utilization have raised concerns that the availability of colonoscopy resources may be insufficient to meet current needs.
Colleen Webber   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Virtual colonoscopy versus optical colonoscopy [PDF]

open access: yesExpert Opinion on Medical Diagnostics, 2010
IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD: The high prevalence of colon carcinoma combined with the low compliance of currently recommended screening guidelines explains the continued high mortality rate of colon cancer. Utilizing a strategy of virtual colonoscopy (VC) in asymptomatic patients over 50, with optical colonoscopy (OC) follow-up for removal of detected ...
Robert J Richards, Zhengrong Liang
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