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Colonoscopy Quality Assessment

, 2015
Colonoscopy is the cornerstone of colorectal cancer screening programs. There is significant variability in the quality of colonoscopy between endoscopists. Colonoscopy quality assessment tracks various metrics in  order  to  improve  the  effectiveness 
Kahi, Charles J., Fayad, Nabil F.
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Retrospective audit comparing the diagnostic yield of Open Access Colonoscopy (OAC) versus Closed Access Colonoscopy (CAC) [PDF]

, 2012
Proserpine is designated as a pilot site to trial Open access colonoscopy (OAC). OAC is defined by a patient proceeding to colonoscopy without having to undergo review in a specialist clinic.
Pretorius, C.F., Narendra, A., Selvanayagam, A.I.   +2 more
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Preliminary Experience Using Full-Spectrum Endoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Matched Case Controlled Study

Gastroenterology Research and Practice, 2016
Background/Aim. High-quality colonoscopy is needed to reduce the morbidity and mortality of colorectal cancer. Full-spectrum endoscopy (FUSE) has recently shown potential in improving adenoma detection during colonoscopy. This study aimed to evaluate the
Sayo Ito, Kinichi Hotta, Kenichiro Imai, Masao Yoshida, Kimihiro Igarashi, Yuichiro Yamaguchi, Kohei Takizawa, Naomi Kakushima, Masaki Tanaka, Noboru Kawata, Hiroyuki Matsubayashi, Hirotoshi Ishiwatari, Hiroyuki Ono   +12 more
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Robotics in Colonoscopy [PDF]

American Journal of Robotic Surgery, 2014
Colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of mortality in men and women in the United States. While there is a definite advantage regarding the use of colonoscopies in screening, there is still a lack of widespread acceptance of colonoscopy use in the general public.
Dan, Cater, Arpita, Vyas, Dinesh, Vyas
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Precision Medicine for Peritoneal Carcinomatosis—Current Advances in Organoid Drug Testing and Clinical Applicability

Organoids
Peritoneal carcinomatosis from gastrointestinal tumours is considered a poor prognostic factor, with a median overall survival of six to nine months in the absence of intervention.
Harleen Kaur, Josephine A. Wright, Daniel L. Worthley, Elizabeth Murphy, Susan L. Woods   +4 more
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The effect of non-medical factors on variations in the performance of colonoscopy among different health care settings [PDF]

Background: Previous studies in the literature have shown significant variations in colonoscopy performance, even when medical factors are taken into account. This study aimed to examine the role of non-medical factors (i.e.
Pascal Juillerat, Bernard Burnand, Alberto Holly, Vincent Wietlisbach, John-Paul Vader, Florian Froehlich, Karine Lamiraud, Jean-Jacques Gonvers   +7 more
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Completion of Colonoscopy After Positive Fecal Occult Blood Test Screening at a Community Health Center

JGH Open
Introduction Screening for colorectal cancer decreases mortality. Fecal occult blood testing (FOBT) decreases some barriers to screening, however positive results require colonoscopy.
Niraj Gowda, Tatiana Rugeles Suarez, Chike Leigh, Lindsey Bierle, Michael Harring, Martin Maldonado‐Puebla, Sean M. Lee, Neeral Shah, Jillian S. Catalanotti   +8 more
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The use of pentazocine, promethazine, and midazolam in colonoscopy in adults at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital

Ibom Medical Journal
Context: Colonoscopy is a valuable armamentarium for the diagnosis of lesions in the colon. Sedation/anaesthesia makes the procedure easier and tolerable in patients with good bowel preparation.
Irowa OO, Agbonrofo PI
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Patient Factors Predicting the Completion of Sedation-Free Colonoscopy

, 2011
Background/Aims: Colonoscopy without sedation costs less than sedated colonoscopy. The aim of this study is to identify the patient factors predicting the completion of colonoscopy without sedation.
蔡明憲;蘇彥豪;梁金銅;賴鴻緖;李伯皇, TSAI, MING-SHIAN;SU, YEN-HAO;LIANG, JIN-TUNG;LAI, HONG-SHIEE;LEE, PO-HUANG   +1 more
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of colorectal cancer screening with stool DNA testing in intermediate-incidence countries [PDF]

, 2006
Background: The aim of this study is to compare the cost-effectiveness of screening with stool DNA testing with that of screening with other tools (annual fecal occult blood testing, flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years, and colonoscopy every 10 years ...
Chen, Tony, Hsin-Chih Lai, Lai, Hsin-Chih, Jane Warwick, Grace Hui-Min Wu, Warwick, Jane, Jau-Min Wong, Wu, Grace, Amy Ming-Fang Yen, Tony Hsiu-Hsi Chen, Yi-Ming Wang, Yen, Amy, Wang, Yi-Ming, Wong, Jau-Min, Chen Tony, Lai Hsin-Chih, Warwick Jane, Wong Jau-Min, Wang Yi-Ming, Yen Amy, Wu Grace   +20 more
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