title: Risk management and legal issues for colonoscopy.
abstract: This article reviews potential risk areas and legal issues in quality and colonoscopy. These include issues about open access colonoscopy, informed consent for colonoscopy, missed colorectal cancer, problems related to anticoagulation or its withdrawal for colonoscopy, procedural problems with sedation, failure to follow up appropriately, and failure to identify and warn of high genetic risk.
authors.affiliation: Harvard University, Massachusetts Hall, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.
authors.forename: Kayla A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Feld
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Feld
mesh_terms: D000925:Anticoagulants; D003113:Colonoscopy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016292:Procedural Sedation; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008318:Malpractice; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic / Q000592:standards*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000592:standards*; D012308:Risk Management / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
chemical_list: D000925:Anticoagulants