Cecum intubation rate as quality indicator in clinical versus screening colonoscopy

Background and study aims Some guidelines recommend a minimum standard of 90 % cecal intubation rate (CIR) in routine clinics and 95 % in screening colonoscopy, while others have not made this distinction – both with limited evidence to support either view. This study questions the rationale for mak...

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Main Authors: Geir Hoff, Øyvind Holme, Michael Bretthauer, Per Sandvei, Ole Darre-Næss, Asbjørn Stallemo, Håvard Wiig, Ole Høie, Geir Noraberg, Volker Moritz, Thomas de Lange
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2017-05-01
Series:Endoscopy International Open
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-106180