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- Title
Quality Assessment of Colonoscopy Reporting: Results from a Statewide Cancer Screening Program.
- Authors
Jun Li; Nadel, Marion R.; Poppell, Carolyn F.; Dwyer, Diane M.; Lieberman, David A.; Steinberger, Eileen K.
- Abstract
This paper aimed to assess quality of colonoscopy reports and determine if physicians in practice were already documenting recommended quality indicators, prior to the publication of a standardized Colonoscopy Reporting and Data System (CO-RADS) in 2007. We examined 110 colonoscopy reports from 2005-2006 through Maryland Colorectal Cancer Screening Program. We evaluated 25 key data elements recommended by CO-RADS, including procedure indications, risk/comorbidity assessments, procedure technical descriptions, colonoscopy findings, specimen retrieval/pathology. Among 110 reports, 73% documented the bowel preparation quality and 82% documented specific cecal landmarks. For the 177 individual polyps identified, information on size and morphology was documented for 87% and 53%, respectively. Colonoscopy reporting varied considerately in the pre- CO-RADS period. The absence of key data elements may impact the ability to make recommendations for recall intervals. This paper provides baseline data to assess if CO-RADS has an impact on reporting and how best to improve the quality of reporting.
- Publication
Diagnostic & Therapeutic Endoscopy, 2010, p1
- ISSN
1070-3608
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1155/2010/419796