Organized fecal immunochemical test (FIT)-based screening programs offer the opportunity to prospectively assess adverse events of colonoscopy. A recent large study from the Netherlands found a colonoscopy-related death rate of about 1 per 11,000 procedures in FIT-positive patients. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In this study from one region of Italy, there were 119,293 colonoscopies performed, of which 85% followed a positive FIT result. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Adverse events were about as expected and were strongly associated with polyp resection. Bleeding was most common and was associated with polyp size of \u226520 mm and location in the proximal colon. Perforation occurred in 0.05% of patients (65 total perforations). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
There were 15 deaths within 30 days of colonoscopy, of which 3 were related to perforation, and most of the others were cardiovascular-related.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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