Researchers have conducted a study to determine an appropriate time span for measuring and reporting rates of perforation and bleeding requiring a hospital admission after outpatient colonoscopy, according to a study published in Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
The study included more than 67,000 patients who completed an outpatient colonoscopy from April 2002 to March 2003. Of those patients, 37 were admitted to the hospital with perforation and 83 were admitted to the hospital for bleeding within 30 days of their colonoscopies. Of the patients who experienced perforations, 34 were admitted within two days and all were admitted within five days. Of the patients who experienced bleeding, 30 were admitted within two days and 80 were admitted within 14 days.
Researchers concluded that use of a 14-day time span for reporting would capture all patients experiencing perforations and the majority of patients experiencing bleeding following colonoscopies.
Read the abstract about perforation and bleeding.
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The study included more than 67,000 patients who completed an outpatient colonoscopy from April 2002 to March 2003. Of those patients, 37 were admitted to the hospital with perforation and 83 were admitted to the hospital for bleeding within 30 days of their colonoscopies. Of the patients who experienced perforations, 34 were admitted within two days and all were admitted within five days. Of the patients who experienced bleeding, 30 were admitted within two days and 80 were admitted within 14 days.
Researchers concluded that use of a 14-day time span for reporting would capture all patients experiencing perforations and the majority of patients experiencing bleeding following colonoscopies.
Read the abstract about perforation and bleeding.
Read other coverage about colonoscopies:
- Researchers Seek to Confirm Benefits of Water Method Over Sedation During Colonoscopies
- Researchers Study Computer-Assisted Personalized Sedation System
- Study: More Colonoscopy Screening Options Confuse Patients