An Estimate of the US Rate of Overuse of Screening Colonoscopy: a Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aims to assess the rate at which screening colonoscopy is performed on patients younger or older than the age range specified in national guidelines, or at shorter intervals than recommended. Such non-indicated use of the procedure is considered low-value care, or overuse. This study is the first systematic review of the rate of non-indicated completed screening colonoscopy in the USA.

Methods

PubMed and Embase were queried for relevant studies on overuse of screening colonoscopy published from January 1, 2002, until January 23, 2019. English-language studies that were conducted for screening colonoscopy after 2001 for average-risk patients were included. Studies must have followed national guidelines for detecting rates of overuse. We followed methods

SUBMITTER: Fraiman J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8877747 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature