ArticleCanadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology2016
Time to Endoscopy in Patients with Colorectal Cancer: Analysis of Wait-Times.
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Optimizing Timing of Follow-up Colonoscopy: A Pilot Cluster Randomized Trial to Test the Utility of a Knowledge Translation Tool
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
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- The impact on clinical outcomes and healthcare resources from discontinuing colonoscopy surveillance subsequent to low-risk adenoma removal: A simulation study using the OncoSim-Colorectal model.Journal of medical screening · 2024Article
- Effect of screening colonoscopy frequency on colorectal cancer mortality in patients with a family history of colorectal cancer.World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · 2024Article
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- Regional variations and associations between colonoscopy resource availability and colonoscopy utilisation: a population-based descriptive study in Ontario, Canada.BMJ open gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Clinician based decision tool to guide recommended interval between colonoscopies: development and evaluation pilot study.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2022Article
- Classification of the Confocal Microscopy Images of Colorectal Tumor and Inflammatory Colitis Mucosa Tissue Using Deep Learning.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Clinical care pathway program versus open-access system: a study on appropriateness, quality, and efficiency in the delivery of colonoscopy in the colorectal cancer.Internal and emergency medicine · 2021Article
- Racial Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Mortality: the Role of Endoscopy Wait-Time and Stage at Diagnosis.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2020Article
- Information experiences, needs, and preferences of colonoscopy patients: A pre-colonoscopy survey.Medicine · 2019Article
- Independent Heath Facility Meets Cancer Care Ontario and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Endoscopic Procedure Wait Times While Meeting Quality Indicators: A Retrospective Review.Canadian journal of gastroenterology & hepatology · 2018Article
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- Patients' Willingness to Share Limited Endoscopic Resources: A Brief Report on the Results of a Large Regional Survey.MDM policy & practiceArticle
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Abstract
Objective. The Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Wait Time Consensus Group recommends that patients with symptoms associated with colorectal cancer (CRC) should have an endoscopic examination within 2 months. However, in a recent survey of Canadian gastroenterologists, wait-times for endoscopy were considerably longer than the current guidelines recommend. The purpose of this study was to evaluate wait-times for colonoscopy in patients who were subsequently found to have CRC through the Division of Gastroenterology at St. Paul's Hospital (SPH). Methods. This study was a retrospective chart review of outpatients seen for consultation and endoscopy ultimately diagnosed with CRC. Subjects were identified through the SPH pathology database for the inclusion period 2010 through 2013. Data collected included wait-times, subject characteristics, cancer characteristics, and outcomes. Results. 246 subjects met inclusion criteria for this study. The mean wait-time from primary care referral to first office visit was 63 days; the mean wait-time to first endoscopy was 94 days. Patients with symptoms waited a mean of 86 days to first endoscopy, considerably longer than the national recommended guideline of 60 days. There was no apparent effect of length of wait-time on node positivity or presence of distant metastases at the time of diagnosis. Conclusion. Wait-times for outpatient consultation and endoscopic evaluation at the St. Paul's Hospital Division of Gastroenterology exceed current guidelines.
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