Adverse events Following Computed Tomographic Colonography compared to Optical Colonoscopy in the Elderly.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate gastrointestinal and cardiovascular adverse event risks associated with optical colonoscopy (OC) among Medicare outpatients who received computed tomography colonography (CTC) as their initial method of colorectal evaluation.

Methods

Medicare claims were compared between 6,114 outpatients ≥ 66 years who received initial CTC and 149,202 outpatients who received initial OC between January 2007 and December 2008. OC patients were matched on county of residence and year of evaluation. Outcomes included lower gastrointestinal bleeding, gastrointestinal perforation, other gastrointestinal events and cardiovascular events resulting in an emergency department visit or hospitalization within 30 days.

Results

Among 1,000 outpatients undergoing initial CTC,

SUBMITTER: Zafar HM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4266938 | biostudies-literature | 2014

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature