Medicare Under Age 65 and Medicaid Patients Have Poorer Bowel Preparations: Implications for Recommendations for an Early Repeat Colonoscopy

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Bryan,Hankins,Sam,Kankanala,Vineel,Austin,Gregory Brimhall (Creator)
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East Carolina University (ECU )
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Abstract: Colonoscopy is performed on patients across a broad spectrum of demographic characteristics. These characteristics may aggregate by patient insurance provider and influencebowel preparation quality and the prevalence of adenomas. The purpose of this study wasto evaluate the association of insurance status and suboptimal bowel preparation, recommendation for an early repeat colonoscopy due to suboptimal bowel preparation, adenomadetection rate (ADR), and advanced ADR (AADR).

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Language: English
Date: 2016

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