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The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice, Vol 14, Issue 6 424-429, Copyright © 2001 by American Board of Family Practice

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Technical competency in flexible sigmoidoscopy

J. R. Holman, R. C. Marshall, B. Jordan and L. Vogelman
Department of Family Medicine, Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055, USA.

BACKGROUND: Family practice residencies offer training in flexible sigmoidoscopy; however, there are no objective recommendations for determining competency in learners. We describe a longitudinal study designed to determine the mean procedure time and depth of insertion for family practice residents. METHODS: During a 21-month period, data were collected for 421 patients undergoing flexible sigmoidoscopy. Second- or third-year family medicine residents supervised by family medicine faculty did all procedures. The data were analyzed with simple descriptive statistics, t test, and linear and logistic regression. RESULTS: The mean procedure time was 18+/-9.3 minutes (17.2 - 19.6, 95% confidence interval [CI]). The mean insertion depth was 51.4+/-12.4 cm (50.4 - 52.6 cm, 95% CI). Performing a biopsy was associated with an increase in procedure time (17.0 vs 27.3 minutes, P < .0001). Women with a history of pelvic surgery had less depth of insertion than did those who had no history of pelvic surgery (47 vs 53 cm, P = .002, t test). CONCLUSION: Procedural competency consists of knowledge, technical skills, and attitudes. Knowledge and attitudes can be assessed with other items, such as examinations and observation. Primary care faculty can now use these standards of insertion depth and procedure time when determining technical skill proficiency for their residents in flexible sigmoidoscopy.


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