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...
Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , , |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Georg Thieme Verlag KG
2017-05-01
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Series: | Endoscopy International Open |
Online Access: | http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0043-106180 |