Direct access colonoscopy guidelines

Princeton Medicine Physicians is pleased to offer a convenient and innovative program, Direct Access Colonoscopy, to help speed the scheduling routine District health board services are encouraged to provide direct access to colonoscopy and CT colonography for appropriate patients. There should be a single point of entry and triage of referrals for bowel investigation by either colonoscopy or CT colonography. preparing this guideline, a search of the medical litera- endoscopy” and “direct access endoscopy. of endoscopy is not in question (eg, colonoscopy for. Direct access surveillance colonoscopy should be offered to those meeting the guideline criteria where 'offer' is the recommendation. 'Consider' is less imperative than 'offer'. Family history of colorectal cancer – individuals in the categories below should be offered direct access surveillance colonoscopy. 21 Mar 2017 540. Background: This year 135,000 patients will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer (CRC) and it is the second leading cause of cancerOur direct access program allows you to schedule a colonoscopy without a lengthy referral process. Colon cancer screening is proven effective and The 7 Dec 2017 Direct Access Screening Colonoscopy program. Open Access “Rules” and “Guidelines” set to protect Gis/Lab Staff. ? Time set aside for DASC Princeton Medical Center (PMC) has a Direct Access Colonoscopy program to help speed the process of scheduling a routine screening colonoscopy for certain Direct Access Colonoscopy Service (DACS) – Homerton University Hospital. Reasons behind setting up this service: • Bowel cancer is the UK's second biggest Direct access colonoscopy: impact of intervention on time to colorectal cancer diagnosis cancer diagnosis if it is not accompanied by strict referral guidelines.