Cecal intubation rates: data from the New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry

Post written by Alexander Miller, MD, from Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA, and Joseph C. Anderson, MD, from the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Hanover, New Hampshire, White River Junction VA Medical Center, White River Junction, Vermont, USA, and New Hampshire Colonoscopy Registry, Lebanon. We explored the association between patient, endoscopist, and examination factors and cecal …

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Performance indicators in colonoscopy after certification for independent practice

Post written by Keith Siau, MBChB, MRCP, and Paul Dunckley, MBChB, FRCP, DPhil, from the Joint Advisory Group, Royal College of Physicians, London, the Department of Gastroenterology, Dudley Group Hospitals NHSFT, Dudley, and the Department of Gastroenterology, Gloucestershire Royal Hospital, Gloucester, United Kingdom. This prospective UK-wide observational study focused on the following: Quality of colonoscopy …

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