title: Technical assessment of direct colonoscopy screening: procedural success, safety, and feasibility.
abstract: Colonoscopy, when performed by adequately trained physicians, is a safe and effective procedure for colorectal cancer screening. To realize the benefits of colonoscopic screening of the general population for colorectal cancer, it is imperative that physicians performing this procedure receive appropriate training to maintain the highest standards of patient care.
authors.affiliation: Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center, and the Department of Medicine, University of Minnesota, 55417, USA. nelso195@tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: Douglas B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000601:surgery; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D005762:Gastroenterology; D006801:Humans; D007416:Intestinal Perforation / Q000209:etiology; D000078329:Workforce