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Not all colonoscopies are the same!
Colon cancers arise from precancerous polyps (“adenomas”), and therefore the effectiveness of colonoscopy at preventing colon cancer is related to the number of polyps detected and removed at each colonoscopy exam. These polyps are often subtle and difficult to detect.
Detection rates in turn depend on three factors:
- how careful and experienced your gastroenterologist is
- how well-prepared and clean your colon is
- how thorough the exam is (in particular, whether the doctor gets to the endo of your colon (the “cecum”) every time.
At NYGA, our recent studies prove our superiority in these areas:
| Measure |
National |
NYGA |
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Benchmark |
Results |
Average number of colonoscopies by MD/year
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>200 |
>1,000 |
| Exam complete to end of colon |
90% |
98% |
| Colon preparation rated excellent or very good |
80% |
92% |
| Adenoma detection rate |
15-25% |
36.5% |
Our complication rates are also significantly better than national averages. In a recent research study, we published results from > 15,000 procedures performed by the physicians of NYGA and reported extremely low rates of bowel perforation or other major adverse events.*
| Measure |
National |
NYGA |
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Benchmark |
Results |
| Number of bowel perforations |
1/1,000 |
0/15,286 |
| Major cardiopulmonary events |
n.a. |
0/15,286 |
*Dikman A, Sanyal S, Aisenberg J, Miller KM, Cohen LB. Gastroenterologist-Directed, Balanced Propofol Sedation for EGD and Colonoscopy: an Analysis of Safety in 15,286 Patients. Gastrointest Endosc 2008;67:AB84
Our excellence in colonoscopy is due in part to research we have performed in the area which has been published in the leading journal in the field in the United States >>
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