The Quality of Screening Colonoscopies in an Office-Based Endoscopy Clinic

Autor: Douglas Bair, Joe Pham, M Bianca Seaton, Naveen Arya, Michelle Pryce, Trevor L Seaton
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 41-47 (2009)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0835-7900
DOI: 10.1155/2009/831029
Popis: BACKGROUND: Wait times for hospital screening colonoscopy have increased dramatically in recent years, resulting in an increase in patient referrals to office-based endoscopy clinics. There is no formal regulation of office endoscopy, and it has been suggested that the quality of service in some office locations may be inferior to hospital procedures.
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