Many Patients Who Undergo Surgery for Colorectal Cancer Receive Surveillance Colonoscopies Earlier Than Recommended by Guidelines  Amanpal Singh, Yong–Fang Kuo, James S. Goodwin  Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology  Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 65-72.e1 (January 2013) DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2012.08.009 Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 (A) Time of first colonoscopy among patients who underwent curative surgical resection (N = 70,419). This graph includes patients who underwent their first colonoscopy for any indication (either surveillance or diagnostic). The median time between surgery and the first surveillance colonoscopy was 18 months (25th–75th percentile, 13–72 mo). (B) Time of second surveillance colonoscopy after the first normal colonoscopy for 19,969 patients. This graph includes patients who underwent a second colonoscopy for any indication (either surveillance or diagnostic). The median time between the first and second surveillance colonoscopies was 29 months (25th–75th percentile, 16–54 mo). (C) Time of third surveillance colonoscopy after a second normal colonoscopy for 11,666 patients. This graph includes both diagnostic and surveillance colonoscopies. The median time between the second and third surveillance colonoscopies was 33 months (25th–75th percentile, 18–57 mo). Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology 2013 11, 65-72.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.cgh.2012.08.009) Copyright © 2013 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions