Impact of an incomplete colonoscopy referral program on recommendations after incomplete colonoscopy

Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Volumn 58, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1849-1855

  Gawron, Andrew J ^a   Veerappan, Annapoorani ^a   McCarthy, Sean T ^a   Kankanala, Vineel ^a   Keswani, Rajesh N ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bowel preparation; Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Screening; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY; ARTICLE; BARIUM ENEMA; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHICAGO; COLONIC POLYPS; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879839328     PISSN: 01632116     EISSN: 15732568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-013-2605-1     Document Type: Article

References (25)

1. Levin B, Lieberman D, McFarland B, Andrews KS, et al. Screening and surveillance for the early detection of colorectal cancer and adenomatous polyps, 2008: a joint guideline from the American Cancer Society, the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer, and the American College of Radiology. Gastroenterology. 2008;134:1570-1595.
2. Winawer S, Fletcher R, Rex D, Bond J, et al. Colorectal cancer screening and surveillance: clinical guidelines and rationale - update based on new evidence. Gastroenterology. 2003;124:544-560.
3. Rex DK, Petrini JL, Baron TH, Chak A, et al. Quality indicators for colonoscopy. Am J Gastroenterol. 2006;101:873-885.
4. Shah H, Paszat LF, Saskin R, Stukel T, et al. Factors associated with incomplete colonoscopy: a population-based study. Gastroenterology. 2007;132:2297-2303.
5. Seeff LC, Richards TB, Shapiro J, Nadel MR, et al. How many endoscopies are performed for colorectal cancer screening? Results from CDC's survey of endoscopic capacity. Gastroenterology. 2004;127:1670-1677.
6. Neerincx M, Mulder CJJ, Bartelsman JFWM, Loffeld RJ, et al. Colonic work-up after incomplete colonoscopy: significant new findings during follow-up. Endoscopy. 2010;42:730-735.
7. Morini S, Zullo A, Hassan C, Lorenzetti R, et al. Endoscopic management of failed colonoscopy in clinical practice: to change endoscopist, instrument, or both? Int J Colorectal Dis. 2011;26:103-108.
8. Hanson ME, Pickhardt PJ, Kim DH, Pfau PR. Anatomic factors predictive of incomplete colonoscopy based on findings at CT colonography. Am J Roentgenol. 2007;189:774-779.
9. Rex DK, Chen SC, Overhiser AJ. Colonoscopy technique in consecutive patients referred for prior incomplete colonoscopy. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2007;5:879-883.
10. Hassan C, Zullo A, Stagnitti A, Spagnuolo A, et al. CT colonography with reduced bowel preparation after incomplete colonoscopy in the elderly. Eur Radiol. 2008;18:1385-1395.
11. Yucel C, Lev-Toaff AS, Moussa N, Durrani H. CT colonography for incomplete or contraindicated optical colonoscopy in older patients. Am J Roentgenol. 2008;190:145-150.
12. Bisseling TM, Dekker HM, Cools B, Nagengast FM. CT colonography to visualise the whole colon can be complementary to incomplete colonoscopy. Neth J Med. 2006;64:389-390.
13. Triantafyllou K, Tsibouris P, Kalantzis C, Papaxoinis K, et al. PillCam Colon capsule endoscopy does not always complement incomplete colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2009;69:572-576.
14. Kao KT, Tam M, Sekhon H, Wijeratne R, et al. Should barium enema be the next step following an incomplete colonoscopy? Int J Colorectal Dis. 2010;25:1353-1357.
15. Kaltenbach T, Soetikno R, Friedland S. Use of a double balloon enteroscope facilitates caecal intubation after incomplete colonoscopy with a standard colonoscope. Dig Liver Dis. 2006;38:921-925.
16. Pasha SF, Harrison ME, Das A, Corrado CM, et al. Utility of double-balloon colonoscopy for completion of colon examination after incomplete colonoscopy with conventional colonoscope. Gastrointest Endosc. 2007;65:848-853.
17. Moreels TG, Macken EJ, Roth B, Outryve MJV, et al. Cecal intubation rate with the double-balloon endoscope after incomplete conventional colonoscopy: a study in 45 patients. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010;25:80-83.
18. Keswani RN. Single-balloon colonoscopy versus repeat standard colonoscopy for previous incomplete colonoscopy: a randomized, controlled trial. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011;73:507-512.
19. Schembre DB, Ross AS, Gluck MN, Brandabur JJ, et al. Spiral overtube-assisted colonoscopy after incomplete colonoscopy in the redundant colon. Gastrointest Endosc. 2011;73:515-519.
20. Suzuki T, Matsushima M, Tsukune Y, Fujisawa M, et al. Double-balloon endoscopy versus magnet-imaging enhanced colonoscopy for difficult colonoscopies, a randomized study. Endoscopy. 2012;44:38-42.
21. Hotta K, Katsuki S, Ohata K, Abe T, et al. A multicenter, prospective trial of total colonoscopy using a short double-balloon endoscope in patients with previous incomplete colonoscopy. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012. doi: 10.1016/j.gie.2011.11.020.
22. Dzeletovic I, Harrison ME, Pasha SF, Crowell MD, et al. Comparison of single- versus double-balloon assisted-colonoscopy for colon examination after previous incomplete standard colonoscopy. Dig Dis Sci. 2012. doi: 10.1007/s10620-012-2227-z.
23. Dafnis G, Granath F, Ekbom A, Blomqvist P, et al. Patient factors influencing the completion rate in colonoscopy. Dig Dis Sci. 2005;37:113-118.
24. Keswani RN. Successful colonoscopy in patients referred for prior incomplete colonoscopy does not require more time but often requires use of a different endoscope. Gastrointest Endosc. 2012; Dig Dis Week (accepted abstract).
25. Yong E, Zenkova O, Saibil F, Cohen LB, Rhodes K, Rabeneck L. Efficiency of an endoscopy suite in a teaching hospital: delays, prolonged procedures, and hospital waiting times. Gastrointest Endosc. 2006;64:760-764.