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Can we improve the efficiency of care in patients with colorectal cancer from the time of their initial referral for colonoscopy to surgical resection?
- Source :
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Canadian Journal of Surgery . 2019, Vol. 62 Issue 1, pE4-E6. 3p. 3 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- <bold>Summary: </bold>Delays in the diagnosis and treatment of colon adenocarcinoma are distressing to patients and clinicians alike. Of 224 patients with resected colon cancer identified via a province-wide administrative database, 170 (76%) received their colonoscopy from a gastroenterologist (GI). Patients waited significantly longer between their colonoscopy and surgical resection when the colonoscopy was performed by a GI within an urban city (43 v. 27 d; p = 0.02). The total time from family practice referral to colonoscopy to surgical resection was shorter when a surgeon performed colonoscopy within an urban setting (105 v. 114 d; p = 0.03). In community settings, there were no significant differences in any interval, regardless of which service performed the colonoscopy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0008428X
- Volume :
- 62
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Canadian Journal of Surgery
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 134326939
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1503/cjs.008818