Lonne W T Meulen, Krijn Jan Cornelis Haasnoot, Marije S Vlug, Frank H J Wolfhagen, Martine A M C Baven-Pronk, Michael P J A van der Voorn, M P Schwartz, Lauran Vogelaar, Wouter H de Vos Tot Nederveen Cappel, Tom C J Seerden, W L Hazen, R W M Schrauwen, Lorenza Alvarez Herrero, Ramon Michel Schreuder, Annick B van Nunen, Esther Stoop, Gijs J de Bruin, Philip Bos, Willem A Marsman, Edith Kuiper, Marc de Bièvre, Robert Roomer, John Groen, Marloes Bigirwamungu-Bargeman, Peter D Siersema, Sjoerd G Elias, Ad Masclee, Leon Mg Moons
BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS: Recognition of T1 colorectal cancer (CRC) is difficult, with sensitivities of 35-60% in Western countries. We evaluated the real-life effects of the implementation of the OPTICAL model, a recently developed structured and validated prediction model, in Dutch community hospitals. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In this prospective multicenter study, 383 endoscopists from 40 hospitals were invited to follow an e-learning on the OPTICAL-model, to increase sensitivity for detecting T1CRC in non-pedunculated polyps...
April 24, 2024: Endoscopy