Number of polyps detected is a useful indicator of quality of clinical colonoscopy

Background and study aims Adenoma detection rate (ADR) is a well-known quality indicator (QI) for colonoscopy. It is, however, difficult to evaluate ADR during practice. The aim of this study was to investigate the number of endoscopically detected polyps as a QI for colonoscopy. Patients...

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Main Authors: Takahiro Amano, Tsutomu Nishida, Hiromi Shimakoshi, Akiyoshi Shimoda, Naoto Osugi, Aya Sugimoto, Kei Takahashi, Kaori Mukai, Dai Nakamatsu, Tokuhiro Matsubara, Masashi Yamamoto, Shiro Hayashi, Sachiko Nakajima, Koji Fukui, Masami Inada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2018-07-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/a-0605-3264