Different Screening Definitions have Little Impact on Polypectomy Rate Estimates

BACKGROUND: Polypectomy rate is a surrogate quality indicator for screening colonoscopy. Various methods for identifying screening colonoscopies have been used and it is unclear how different definitions affect the estimated polypectomy rate.

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Main Authors: Mengzhu Jiang, Maida J Sewitch, Lawrence Joseph, Alan N Barkun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/986153
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