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. 2009 Mar 6;23(10):2364–2368. doi: 10.1007/s00464-009-0358-x

Table 1.

Grade 1 recommendations for quality indicators for colonoscopya

1. Appropriate indication
2. Use of recommended postpolypectomy and postcancer resection surveillance intervals
3. Cecal intubation rates
4. Detection of adenomas in asymptomatic individuals (screening)
5. Number and distribution of biopsy samples in ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s colitis surveillance
6. Postpolypectomy bleeding managed non-operatively

aAdapted from Ref. [2]