Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada
Several studies have demonstrated that screening asymptomatic, average-risk individuals and those at increased risk can reduce colorectal cancer mortality. Adherence to postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines becomes increasingly important amid the increasing demands for colonoscopy because suboptim...
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| author | Harmke van Kooten Vincent de Jonge Eline Schreuders Jerome Sint Nicolaas Monique E van Leerdam Ernst J Kuipers Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten |
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| description | Several studies have demonstrated that screening asymptomatic, average-risk individuals and those at increased risk can reduce colorectal cancer mortality. Adherence to postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines becomes increasingly important amid the increasing demands for colonoscopy because suboptimal compliance can lead to unnecessary risks and the ineffective use of resources. However, performing too many surveillance colonoscopies, or at intervals that are too short, may hinder access to endoscopic procedures and decrease the cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening programs. Two reasons appear to be primarily responsible for nonadherence to postpolypectomy guidelines: lack of awareness or familiarity, and disagreement with the guidelines. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the awareness of postpolypectomy guidelines among members of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, and the factors associated with physicians’ choices to deviate from them. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-710171eb6f814eca9d27d5034c2613b82025-02-03T05:54:29ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002012-01-01262798410.1155/2012/919615Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in CanadaHarmke van Kooten0Vincent de Jonge1Eline Schreuders2Jerome Sint Nicolaas3Monique E van Leerdam4Ernst J Kuipers5Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten6Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The NetherlandsDivision of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaSeveral studies have demonstrated that screening asymptomatic, average-risk individuals and those at increased risk can reduce colorectal cancer mortality. Adherence to postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines becomes increasingly important amid the increasing demands for colonoscopy because suboptimal compliance can lead to unnecessary risks and the ineffective use of resources. However, performing too many surveillance colonoscopies, or at intervals that are too short, may hinder access to endoscopic procedures and decrease the cost effectiveness of colorectal cancer screening programs. Two reasons appear to be primarily responsible for nonadherence to postpolypectomy guidelines: lack of awareness or familiarity, and disagreement with the guidelines. Accordingly, this study aimed to determine the awareness of postpolypectomy guidelines among members of the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology, and the factors associated with physicians’ choices to deviate from them.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/919615 |
| spellingShingle | Harmke van Kooten Vincent de Jonge Eline Schreuders Jerome Sint Nicolaas Monique E van Leerdam Ernst J Kuipers Sander JO Veldhuyzen van Zanten Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada |
| title_full | Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada |
| title_fullStr | Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada |
| title_full_unstemmed | Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada |
| title_short | Awareness of Postpolypectomy Surveillance Guidelines: A Nationwide Survey of Colonoscopists in Canada |
| title_sort | awareness of postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines a nationwide survey of colonoscopists in canada |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/919615 |
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