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According to current recommendations from the U.S. Multi-Society Task Force and a joint task force of the American College of Gastroenterology and the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, endoscopists should record their rates of adenoma detection during colonoscopy. Those who have suboptimal rates (<25% in men [age, ≥50] and <15% in women [age, ≥50]) should measure their withdrawal times, with the goal being an average of at least 6 minutes. The evidence base for these recommendations is limited.
In this study, researchers evaluated the correlation between individual endoscopists’ average withdrawal times during negative colonoscopy and their overall polyp detection rates. Data were reviewed for 43 endoscopists who performed a t…