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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 21, 2014; 20(11): 2746-2750
Published online Mar 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i11.2746
Published online Mar 21, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i11.2746
Table 1 Quality indicators that can be impacted by bowel preparation in colonoscopy
| Indicator | Definition | Acceptable level |
| Bowel preparation | Proportion of procedures in which colon cleansing is considered excellent or good | > 90% |
| Adenoma detection rate | Proportion of colonoscopies performed in asymptomatic individuals over 50 in which at least one adenoma has been detected | > 20% |
| (men > 25% and women > 15%) | ||
| Withdrawal time | Mean time from cecal intubation to colonoscopy extraction through the anus | > 6 min |
| Cecal intubation rate | Proportion of procedures in which cecal intubation is achieved | > 95% |
- Citation: Jang JY, Chun HJ. Bowel preparations as quality indicators for colonoscopy. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(11): 2746-2750
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i11/2746.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i11.2746