Researchers in the Netherlands assessed the quality of colonoscopy reporting in daily clinical practice and found colonoscopy reporting varied significantly, according to findings published in GIE: Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.
Researchers studied 4,800 colonoscopy reports from 12 endoscopy departments in the Netherlands. The procedures were done by 116 endoscopists: 70 percent by gastroenterologists, 16 percent by gastroenterology fellows, 10 percent by internists, 3 percent by nurse-endoscopists and 1 percent by surgeons. More than 90 percent of reports contained information on indication, sedation practice and extent of the procedure. However, only 62 percent mentioned quality of bowel preparation with a range of 7-100 percent. Photographic documentation of cecal landmarks was present in 71 percent with a range of 22-97 percent. Cecal intubation rate was 92 percent with a range of 84-97 percent. Adenoma detection rate was 24 percent with a range of 13-32 percent.
The researchers concluded that while the quality of reporting was generally high, the large variance between departments suggests that quality can be greatly improved with small changes.
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Researchers studied 4,800 colonoscopy reports from 12 endoscopy departments in the Netherlands. The procedures were done by 116 endoscopists: 70 percent by gastroenterologists, 16 percent by gastroenterology fellows, 10 percent by internists, 3 percent by nurse-endoscopists and 1 percent by surgeons. More than 90 percent of reports contained information on indication, sedation practice and extent of the procedure. However, only 62 percent mentioned quality of bowel preparation with a range of 7-100 percent. Photographic documentation of cecal landmarks was present in 71 percent with a range of 22-97 percent. Cecal intubation rate was 92 percent with a range of 84-97 percent. Adenoma detection rate was 24 percent with a range of 13-32 percent.
The researchers concluded that while the quality of reporting was generally high, the large variance between departments suggests that quality can be greatly improved with small changes.
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