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Patients without colonoscopic follow-up after abnormal fecal immunochemical tests are often unaware of the abnormal result and report several barriers to colonoscopy [PDF]
BMC Gastroenterology, 2020 Background The fecal immunochemical test (FIT) is the second most commonly used colorectal cancer (CRC) screening modality in the United States; yet, follow-up of abnormal FIT results with diagnostic colonoscopy is underutilized.
Vivy T. Cusumano +5 more
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Quality is the Key for Emerging Issues of Population-based Colonoscopy Screening [PDF]
The 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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Scientific 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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BMC 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 Difficult Colonoscopy [PDF]
Canadian 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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The current capacity and quality of colonoscopy in Korea [PDF]
Intestinal 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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The association among diet, dietary fiber, and bowel preparation at colonoscopy [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Pre-colonoscopy dietary restrictions vary widely and lack evidence-based guidance. We investigated whether fiber and various other foods/macronutrients consumed during the 3 days before colonoscopy are associated with bowel ...
Jacobson, Brian C. +5 more
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CA: 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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PLoS 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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