Journal article
Gastroenterologists Overestimate the Appropriateness of Colonoscopies They Perform: An International Observational Study
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIM: Little is known about how gastroenterologists perceive the appropriateness of colonoscopies they perform. The objective of this study was to compare the appropriateness and necessity of colonoscopies as assessed by an expert panel and by the gastroenterologists performing the colonoscopies.
METHODS: This observational study included 21 centers in 11 countries. Patients referred for colonoscopy were consecutively …
Authors
Vader J-P; Wietlisbach† V; Harris J; Burnand B; Froehlich F; Gonvers J-J
Journal
Endoscopy, Vol. 37, No. 9, pp. 840–846
Publisher
Thieme
Publication Date
9 2005
DOI
10.1055/s-2005-870193
ISSN
0013-726X