Direct access colonoscopy in primary care: Is it a safe and practical approach?

Scottish Medical Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 168-172

  Ahmed, Jamil ^a   Mehmood, S ^b   Khan, S A ^b   Rao, Mm ^c  

^a AYR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SCARBOROUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c PILGRIM HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colonoscopy; Colorectal cancer; Conventional colonoscopy; Direct access colonoscopy; Primary care trust

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; DEVICE SAFETY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTESTINE PERFORATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RECTOCELE; SECONDARY HEALTH CARE;

COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONVENTIONAL COLONOSCOPY; DIRECT ACCESS COLONOSCOPY; PRIMARY CARE TRUST;

CLINICAL AUDIT; COLONOSCOPY; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 84890179552     PISSN: 00369330     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0036933013496963     Document Type: Article

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