Appropriateness of the indication for colonoscopy: Is the endoscopist the 'gold standard'?

Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 590-594

  Petruzziello, Lucio ^a   Hassan, Cesare ^b   Alvaro, Domenico ^c   Kohn, Anna ^d   Rossi, Zaccaria ^e   Zullo, Angelo ^b   Cesaro, Paola ^a   Annibale, Bruno ^f   Barca, Alessandra ^g   Di Giulio, Emilio ^f   Rossi, Paolo Giorgi ^g   Grasso, Enrico ^h   Ridola, Lorenzo ^c   Spada, Cristiano ^a   Costamagna, Guido ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Digestive Endoscopy Unit   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e REGINA APOSTOLORUM HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^g Agency for Public Health   (Italy)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

appropriateness; colonoscopy; indication

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXPERT; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MULTICENTER STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; POLYPECTOMY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AGED; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GASTROENTEROLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURES;

EID: 84863778267     PISSN: 01920790     EISSN: 15392031     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCG.0b013e3182370b7b     Document Type: Article

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