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Archive > May, 2010 Vol. XI, No. 5

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Predicting Post-Polypectomy Bleeding

Bunny Twiford, RN

Wouldn't it be helpful if you could anticipate which patients will experience post-polypectomy bleeding? Since centers measure this quality indicator as a component of peer review, and it is a reportable event in many states, I wanted to look deeper into the profile of these patients.

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