• Effect of Colonoscopy Screening on Risks of Colorectal Cancer and Related Death 

      Bretthauer, Michael; Løberg, Magnus; Wieszczy, Paulina; Kalager, Mette; Emilsson, Louise; Garborg, Kjetil Kjeldstad; Rupinski, Maciej; Dekker, Evelien; Spaander, Manon; Bugajski, Marek; Holme, Øyvind; Zauber, Ann G.; Pilonis, Nastazja D.; Mróz, Andrzej; Kuipers, Ernst J.; Shi, Joy; Hernán, Miguel A.; Adami, Hans Olov; Regula, Jaroslaw; Hoff, Geir; Kamiński, Michał Filip (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-27)
      <p><i>Background:</i> Although colonoscopy is widely used as a screening test to detect colorectal cancer, its effect on the risks of colorectal cancer and related death is unclear. <p><i>Methods:</i> We performed a pragmatic, randomized trial involving presumptively healthy men and women 55 to 64 years of age drawn from population registries in Poland, Norway, Sweden, and the Netherlands between ...
    • The effect of train-the-colonoscopy-trainer course on colonoscopy quality indicators 

      Hoff, Geir; Botteri, Edoardo; Huppertz-Hauss, Gert; Kvamme, Jan-Magnus; Holme, Øyvind; Aabakken, Lars; Dahler, Stein; Medhus, Asle Wilhelm; Blomgren, Ingrid; Sandvei, Per; Darre-Næss, Ole; Kjellevold, Øystein; Seip, Birgitte Karen Berggreen (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-23)
      Background - Systematic training in colonoscopy is highly recommended; however, we have limited knowledge of the effects of “training-the-colonoscopy-trainer” (TCT) courses. Using a national quality register on colonoscopy performance, we aimed to evaluate the effects of TCT participation on defined quality indicators.<p> <p>Methods - This observational study compared quality indicators (pain, ...