Mortality and Rate of Hospitalization in a Colonoscopy Screening Program From a Randomized Health Services Study

• Published in: Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology Vol. 18; no. 7; pp. 1501 - 1508.e3
• Main Authors: Kobiela, Jarek, Spychalski, Piotr, Wieszczy, Paulina, Pisera, Malgorzata, Pilonis, Nastazja, Rupinski, Maciej, Bugajski, Marek, Regula, Jaroslaw, Kaminski, Michal F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.06.2020
• Subjects: Colon Cancer; Complication; Detection; Gastroenterology and Hepatology; Injury; Risk of Death; PP; NFZ; Risk of Death; AE; Injury; ITT; ICD; CRC; PCSP; Colon Cancer; PESEL Registry; Complication; Detection; International Classification of Diseases; colorectal cancer; adverse event; intention-to-treat; Polish Colonoscopy Screening Program; per-protocol; National Health Fund Registry; Population Registry

It is difficult to quantify adverse events related to screening colonoscopy due to lack of valid and adequately powered comparison groups. We compared mortality and rate of unplanned hospitalizations among subjects who underwent screening colonoscopies within the Polish Colonoscopy Screening Program...