LETTERS
IMAJ | volume 27
Journal 7, July 2025
pages: 471-472
Polyp detection rate changed between shifts
1 Adelson Faculty of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
2 Assuta Centers, Haifa Gastroenterology Institute, Haifa, Israel
3 Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
Summary
I read with great interest the comprehensive and interesting paper by Hazzan and colleagues in the Israel Medical Association Journal (IMAJ) [1]. The authors examined the difference in the results between morning and afternoon shifts of colonoscopy procedures. Not to my surprise, they found that more polyps were found in the morning shifts than in those in the afternoon. I believe, as do the authors, that the higher quality of the colonoscopy, the better its efficacy in detecting polyps and preventing colorectal cancer (CRC).