wait time (in days) between positive FOBT and colonoscopy completion, stratified by year and adjusted for sedation type, year, and potentially influential patient- and facility-level factors.Key ResultsIn total, 125,866 outpatient colonoscopy encounters for positive FOBT occurred during the study ...
Table 1. A comparison of median time to endpoints for STT and Non-STT groups. EndpointSTT (n = 24)Non-STT (n = 108)P value Time to first investigation 13.5 (6.75) 24 (15) <0.001 Time to first endoscopy 14 (7.75) 24 (15.5) 0.002 Time to colonoscopy 14 (9) 26 (11) 0.003 Time...
Out of 142 colonoscopies performed, 19 (13%) showed some pathology beyond the sigmoid colon and of the 23 patients who had flexible sigmoidoscopy initially, only three went on to have colonoscopy subsequently. During the 6-month period of the study, only five breaches of the waiting time ...
(2WW) pathway for suspected colorectal cancer was developed at North West London Hospitals NHS Trust that aimed to decrease the projected burden on colonoscopy and triage the majority of patients direct to an appropriate diagnostic test - 'direct-to-test' (DTT), in order to reduce the time ...
Whether you need something as routine as a vaccination, mammogram, or colonoscopy—or you’ve delayed a surgery, like a hernia repair, foot or ankle surgery, or knee or hip replacement—now is the time to take care of yourself. By taking care of these items before the end of the year,...
Of participants overdue for a colonoscopy, 5 had a sigmoidoscopy within the past 5 years, and 60 had a fecal occult blood test within the past year (i.e., adherent through other colorectal screening methods). Among individuals unsure about the date of their most recent colonoscopy, 3 ...
colonoscopyaccessveteransBackground The Veterans Health Administration (VA) recently has been scrutinized for prolonged wait times for routine medical care, including elective outpatient procedures such as colonoscopy. Wait times for colonoscopy following positive fecal occult blood test (FOBT) are associated...
A chart review of all patients undergoing colonoscopy for either FOBT (non central booking) or FIT (central booking). Patients that self-delayed were excluded. Wait times (WT) was calculated as time between date of referral and date of procedure. The effect of the centralized booking system ...
To advance colorectal cancer health equity, we conducted a quality improvement study on colonoscopy wait times in 2019–2023 for underinsured (Medicaid, uninsured) compared with insured patients at an academic medical center providing colonoscopy for surrounding Federally Qualified Health Centers.#...
Does Presenting with an Acute Diverticular Bleed Prior to the Weekend Result in a Longer Wait Time to Colonoscopy?: 2382Meighani, AlirezaRao, BharatHassan, MonaAbboud, RamiPompa, RobertOfficial journal of the American College of Gastroenterology | ACG...