Use of colonoscopy for polyp surveillance in Medicare beneficiaries
Cancer2013Vol. 119(10), pp. 1800–1807
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Abstract
In a sample of elderly Medicare beneficiaries, there was under use of follow-up colonoscopy at 5 years after polypectomy, and <50% of patients received a repeat examination. In particular, the use of this procedure decreased over the 4-year study period. Coupled with other data indicating the overuse of follow-up colonoscopy in patients without polyps, there appeared to be significant discordance between guidelines and actual practice.
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