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. 2012 Jul 14;18(26):3400–3408. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i26.3400

Table 2.

Adenoma miss rates1 by indication for procedure

Indication Group A standard colonoscopy first Group B Third Eye colonoscopy first Relative risk2 (95% CI) P
All Indications3 49/173 = 0.283 26/176 = 0.148 1.92 (1.25-2.94) 0.029
Screening 19/91 = 0.209 16/85 = 0.188 1.11 (0.62-2.04) 0.815
Surveillance 20/36 = 0.556 9/51 = 0.176 3.15 (1.63-6.10) 0.014
Diagnostic 10/44 = 0.227 1/38 = 0.026 8.64 (1.16-64.41) 0.039
Surveillance + diagnostic 30/80 = 0.375 10/89 = 0.112 3.34 (1.74-6.39) 0.003

1Expressed in adenomas per patient;

2

Relative risk of missing an adenoma during first exams with standard colonoscopy vs first exams with Third Eye colonoscopy, 95% CI calculated using 2 × 2 frequency table;

3

In 4 subjects (2 in group A and 2 in group B), no indication was specified.