Direct access colonoscopy was as effective as office-scheduled colonoscopy for completing screening or surveillance within 90 days of contacting the gastroenterology office.
Direct access colonoscopy , which bypasses pre-procedure consultation, offers comparable success to office-scheduled colonoscopy performed in consultation with a provider and may potentially reduce wait times.Although DAC programs may increase colorectal cancer screening rates, there are limited findings comparing their ability to ensure successful outcomes with that of traditional OSC.
Researchers compared the successful completion of a screening or surveillance colonoscopy within 90 days of contact with the gastroenterology office in patients who underwent DAC or OSC . The need for pre-colonoscopy consultation, requirement for an advanced practice provider and/or navigator assistance, and choice of standard or high-dose purgative colonoscopy were determined using an algorithm for patients undergoing DAC and by physicians for patients undergoing OSC.Adequate bowel preparationThe minimum acceptable margin for successful colonoscopy rates for DAC vs OSC was set at 0.85, indicating noninferiority, with a statistical significance level of 0.05.
Although the mean days to successful colonoscopy from initial gastroenterology contact were fewer in the DAC vs OSC group, the 10-year recall after a negative screening colonoscopy was more likely in the DAC group than in the OSC group for those aged 45-75 years."Our study suggests that the timeliness, efficacy, and quality of DAC compares favorably to colonoscopy planned during a visit with a provider .
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