Association Between Endoscopist Annual Procedure Volume and Colonoscopy Quality: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

In addition to monitoring adverse events (AEs) and post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers (PCCRC), indicators for assessing colonoscopy quality include adenoma detection rate (ADR) and cecal intubation rate (CIR). It is unclear whether there is an association between annual colonoscopy volume and ADR, CIR, AEs, or PCCRC.

Source: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology - March 31, 2020 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Nauzer Forbes, Devon J. Boyne, Matthew S. Mazurek, Robert J. Hilsden, R. Liam Sutherland, Joy Pader, Yibing Ruan, Abdel Aziz Shaheen, Clarence Wong, Mubasiru Lamidi, Diane L. Lorenzetti, Darren R. Brenner, Steven J. Heitman Source Type: research