Suboptimal Adherence in Clinical Practice to Guidelines Recommendation to Screen for Lynch Syndrome.
Dig Dis Sci
; 64(12): 3489-3501, 2019 12.
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BACKGROUND: Identification of Lynch syndrome (LS) followed by annual/biannual surveillance colonoscopy markedly reduces the risk of developing new colorectal cancer (CRC) among those with LS. AIMS: (1) To determine the current practice of identifying LS in the USA and Canada, and current surveillance and management practices for those diagnosed with LS; (2) to determine whether variances in current practice are physician/region dependent or influenced by ease of access to specialist clinics. METHODS: An online survey request was sent to practicing gastroenterologists through the Canadian Association of Gastroenterology and the American College of Gastroenterology. Fisher's exact tests were performed to determine the factors associated with screening for LS and separately for follow-up, surveillance, and management. RESULTS: A total of 249 participants were recruited, of which 237 were gastroenterologists and included in the analysis. Less than one-third of practicing gastroenterologists indicated that their CRC patients were undergoing screening tests to identify LS. While 42% (65/153) of participants from the USA stated that their patients were undergoing universal LS screening (i.e., among all diagnosed with CRC), only 12% (6/49) of participants from Canada reported this practice (p < 0.001). There was no difference in reported practice between the physicians that do and do not have access to hereditary clinics (35% vs. 34% testing; p = 0.54). Appropriate surveillance interval to look for CRC in patients with LS was recommended by most. CONCLUSION: This survey suggests there is a significant difference in practice between Canada and the USA in regard to identification of LS, with suboptimal practice throughout North America.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias Colorrectales Hereditarias sin Poliposis
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Guías de Práctica Clínica como Asunto
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Adhesión a Directriz
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Detección Precoz del Cáncer
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Gastroenterólogos
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Prognostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dig Dis Sci
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos