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Characteristics of Patients with Post-Colonoscopy Unplanned Hospital Visit: A Retrospective Single-Center Observational Study.

Jasbir MakkerDanial Haris ShaikhHarish PatelSiddarth HanumanthuHaozhe SunBushra ZaidiMadhavi RaviBhavna Balar
Published in: Clinical and experimental gastroenterology (2021)
Our study highlights that unplanned visits within 7 days of colonoscopy are not necessarily related to the procedure, and those that are, tend to be due to unavoidable patient factors. Hence the CMS measure may not be an accurate determinant of the quality of procedure or facility care delivered.
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