Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology (Jan 2011)

A Comparison of Hospital and Nonhospital Colonoscopy: Wait Times, Fees and Guideline Adherence to Follow-Up Interval

  • Noah Ivers,
  • Michael Schwandt,
  • Susan Hum,
  • Danielle Martin,
  • Jill Tinmouth,
  • Nick Pimlott

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/514656
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 25, no. 2
pp. 78 – 82

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Although colonoscopy is increasingly performed in nonhospital facilities, studies to date examining differences between colonoscopy services in hospital and nonhospital settings have been limited, in large part, to administrative databases.