San Diego—The 2012 U.S. Multi-Society Task Force set guidelines for surveillance intervals following colonoscopy, but adherence to the recommendations continues to be suboptimal.
Two studies reported at the 2019 Digestive Disease Week found that surveillance intervals often are too short, possibly putting patients at risk for harm from unnecessary interventions.
In one analysis, Wayne State University researchers examined whether endoscopists from three Detroit practices adhered to the 2012