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Withdrawal time as a quality indicator for colonoscopy - a nationwide analysis

DOI

59

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0

References

2012

Year

V. Moritz, M. Bretthauer, Hans Kristian Ruud, Tom Glomsaker, Thomas de Lange, Per Sandvei, Gert Huppertz‐Hauss, Øystein Kjellevold, Geir Hoff
Endoscopy

Abstract

Withdrawal time using 6 min as the threshold is not a strong predictor of the likelihood of finding a polyp during colonoscopy and should not be used as a quality indicator.