Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Colonoscopy Wait Times by Procedure Indication
Melina Thibault,
Alan Barkun,
Myriam Martel
et al.
Abstract:Background: Patients are referred for colonoscopy for symptom assessment, screening, and surveillance. Public health measures to mitigate the spread of the COVID−19 pandemic disrupted services and increased patient delays for colonoscopy services in Quebec. The differential impact of these interruptions by colonoscopy indication is largely unknown. Methods: Using 2018−2022 retrospective clinical data from two high-volume Montreal endoscopy centres and provincial administrative data, we characterized changes in… Show more
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