Development and Evaluation of a Surveillance System for Follow-Up After Colorectal Polypectomy.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The adherence of physicians and patients to published colorectal postpolypectomy surveillance guidelines varies greatly, and patient follow-up is critical but time consuming.

Objectives

To evaluate the accuracy of an automatic surveillance (AS) system in identifying patients after polypectomy, assigning surveillance intervals for different risks of patients, and proactively following up with patients on time.

Design, setting, and participants

In this diagnostic/prognostic study, endoscopic and pathological reports of 47 544 patients undergoing colonoscopy at 3 hospitals between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2022, were collected to develop an AS system based on natural language processing. The performance of the AS system was fully evaluated in internal and

SUBMITTER: Wu L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12278838 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature