A prospective study of colonoscopy practice in the UK today: are we adequately prepared for national colorectal cancer screening tomorrow?

By C. J. Bowles, R. Leicester, C. Romaya, E. Swarbrick, C. Williams, O. Epstein. Gut, 2004

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Polyp Miss Rate Determined by Tandem Colonoscopy: A Systematic Review (2006, background): “in which the target of a complete examination to the cecum in 90% of the patients was not achieved”
Guidelines for colorectal cancer screening and surveillance in moderate and high risk groups (update from 2002) (2010, background): “The perforation rate after polypectomy is 22 (CI 13.8 to 33.3) per 10 000. Post-polypectomy bleeding occurs in a further 89 (CI 71.5 to 109.5) per 10 000. The rate of colonoscopy-related mortality is low but appreciable, being reported in specialist centres as 0.83 per 10 000 procedures (CI 0.025 to”