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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Jun 16, 2018; 10(6): 109-116
Published online Jun 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i6.109
Published online Jun 16, 2018. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v10.i6.109
Is there a difference in adenoma detection rates between gastroenterologists and surgeons?
Adele Hwee Hong Lee, Nuttaradee Lojanapiwat, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University Clayton Campus, Melbourne 3128, Australia
Vikram Balakrishnan, Raaj Chandra, Department of Colorectal Surgery, Box Hill Hospital, Melbourne 3128, Australia
Raaj Chandra, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne 3050, Australia
Author contributions: Lee AHH and Lojanapiwat N collected, analysed and interpreted the data, drafted and revised the manuscript; Balakrishnan V interpreted the data and revised the manuscript; Chandra R conceptualised the research project, provided advice and guidance and revised the manuscript; all authors read and approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was reviewed and approved by the Office of Research and Ethics at Eastern Health.
Informed consent statement: Informed consent was waived by the Office of Research and Ethics due to the retrospective nature of the study, the large number of patients, and considering that the rights and welfare of the subjects will not be adversely affected by this research.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors report no conflict of interest.
Data sharing statement: Sharing of data could be requested from the corresponding author at adelelee396@gmail.com. Data will be provided in an anonymized manner with no risk of identification.
STROBE statement: The guidelines of the STROBE statement has been adopted.
Correspondence to: Adele Hwee Hong Lee, Doctor, MBBS, Medical Student, Eastern Health Clinical School, Monash University Clayton Campus, 5 Arnold St, Box Hill, Melbourne 3128, Australia. adelelee396@gmail.com
Telephone: +61-41-5686448
Received: January 5, 2018
Peer-review started: January 5, 2018
First decision: January 31, 2018
Revised: March 5, 2018
Accepted: April 11, 2018
Article in press: April 11, 2018
Published online: June 16, 2018
Processing time: 161 Days and 5.9 Hours
Peer-review started: January 5, 2018
First decision: January 31, 2018
Revised: March 5, 2018
Accepted: April 11, 2018
Article in press: April 11, 2018
Published online: June 16, 2018
Processing time: 161 Days and 5.9 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: Our study concludes that there is no association between specialty (gastroenterology and colorectal surgeons) and proficiency in colonoscopy, using adenoma detection rate as a quality indicator. The adenoma detection rate in both specialties at our institution exceed benchmark standards suggested by published Australian and American guidelines, reflecting the high standards of care and efficacy of the common training pathway for both specialties.