Association of Physician Adenoma Detection Rates With Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Although colonoscopy is frequently performed in the United States, there is limited evidence to support threshold values for physician adenoma detection rate as a quality metric.

Objective

To evaluate the association between physician adenoma detection rate values and risks of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer and related deaths.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective cohort study in 3 large integrated health care systems (Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Kaiser Permanente Southern California, and Kaiser Permanente Washington) with 43 endoscopy centers, 383 eligible physicians, and 735 396 patients aged 50 to 75 years who received a colonoscopy that did not detect cancer (negative colonoscopy) between January 2011 and June 2017, with patient

SUBMITTER: Schottinger JE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9175074 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature