Low ADR is associated with poor adherence to post polypectomy surveillance guidelines

Introduction: The 2010 published European post polypectomy guidelines contain recommendations for surveillance intervals after screening colonoscopies. Depending on the histological findings, patients are divided into three groups: low risk group (surveillance interval: 7 – 10 years), intermediate risk group (36 months) and high risk group (within 1 year). The adenoma detection rate (ADR) is an important quality parameter for screening colonoscopies. An ADR under 20% is regarded as too low. We wanted to assess whether the ADR correlates with the adherence to the guidelines. Methods: Within the Austrian quality a…