Reviewer's report
Title:Endoscopist specialty is associated with colonoscopy quality
Version: 3Date:15 April 2013
Reviewer: Alain Demers
Reviewer's report:
I am satisfied of the modifications that have been made to the paper. I have only
one additional comment:
In the Methods section the authors say “Screening was defined as no history of
large bowel symptoms (rectal bleeding, unintentional weight loss, abdominal
pain) in the past 6 months, and no history of gastrointestinal conditions (polyp,
CRC diagnosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and previous bowel surgery)”. This
definition is not entirely clear since screening is usually defined as a number of
screening procedures (FOBT, colonoscopy, etc.) within a certain time frame.
Here, the authors rather talk about the history of symptoms or diagnosis, which
seems to me closer to inclusion criteria. Also, there is no time reference for the
history of gastrointestinal conditions (is it 6 months as for the history of bowel
symptoms?). Please clarify (maybe it is just the word screening that need to be
replaced).
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Reviewer's report
Title:Endoscopist specialty is associated with colonoscopy quality
Version: 3Date:15 April 2013
Reviewer: Alain Demers
Reviewer's report:
I am satisfied of the modifications that have been made to the paper. I have only
one additional comment:
In the Methods section the authors say “Screening was defined as no history of
large bowel symptoms (rectal bleeding, unintentional weight loss, abdominal
pain) in the past 6 months, and no history of gastrointestinal conditions (polyp,
CRC diagnosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and previous bowel surgery)”. This
definition is not entirely clear since screening is usually defined as a number of
screening procedures (FOBT, colonoscopy, etc.) within a certain time frame.
Here, the authors rather talk about the history of symptoms or diagnosis, which
seems to me closer to inclusion criteria. Also, there is no time reference for the
history of gastrointestinal conditions (is it 6 months as for the history of bowel
symptoms?). Please clarify (maybe it is just the word screening that need to be
replaced).
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
Please review this paper.
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Reviewer's report
Title:Endoscopist specialty is associated with colonoscopy quality
Version: 3Date:15 April 2013
Reviewer: Alain Demers
Reviewer's report:
I am satisfied of the modifications that have been made to the paper. I have only
one additional comment:
In the Methods section the authors say “Screening was defined as no history of
large bowel symptoms (rectal bleeding, unintentional weight loss, abdominal
pain) in the past 6 months, and no history of gastrointestinal conditions (polyp,
CRC diagnosis, inflammatory bowel disease, and previous bowel surgery)”. This
definition is not entirely clear since screening is usually defined as a number of
screening procedures (FOBT, colonoscopy, etc.) within a certain time frame.
Here, the authors rather talk about the history of symptoms or diagnosis, which
seems to me closer to inclusion criteria. Also, there is no time reference for the
history of gastrointestinal conditions (is it 6 months as for the history of bowel
symptoms?). Please clarify (maybe it is just the word screening that need to be
replaced).
Level of interest: An article of importance in its field
Quality of written English: Acceptable
Statistical review: No, the manuscript does not need to be seen by a
statistician.
Declaration of competing interests:
I declare that I have no competing interests
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