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Standardized data collection form.
Tables
- Table 1.
Estimated Number of Colonoscopies and the Total Years Physicians Had Been Performing Colonoscopy before Beginning the Study
Physician Number of Cases Years Performing Procedure A <50 3 B 50 to 100 8 C 100 to 200 12 D >500 15 - Table 2.
Most Common Indications for 200 Colonoscopies (Some Cases Had Multiple Indications)
Indication Number of Cases Percentage of Cases Rectal bleeding 52 26 Hx of polyps 49 25 FHx of colon cancer 44 22 Stools positive for FOBT 35 18 Hx, history; FHx, family history; FOBT, fecal occult blood testing.
Physician Number of Colonoscopies Times Cecum Reached Percentage A 23 21 91 B 45 43 96 C 24 24 100 D 108 105 97 Total 200 193 96.5 Physician Average Time to Reach Cecum (minutes) Average Time to Complete Procedure (minutes) A 23.8 51.1 B 16.6 36.5 C 16.9 33.7 D 6.5 16.3 Average 15.9 34.4 Indication Number of Cases (Total) Percentage of Cases Stools positive for FOBT 9 (35) 26 Hx of polyps 13 (49) 27 FHx of colon cancer 8 (44) 18 Rectal bleeding 11 (52) 21 Hx, history; FHx, family history; FOBT, fecal occult blood testing.
Author Year n Rate to Cecum (%) Marshall et al4 1993 418 96 Church15 1994 2,907 93.6 Marshall and Barthel5 1995 423 93.4 Hopper et al12 1996 713 93 Chak et al1 1996 315 94.3 Pierzchajlo et al11 1997 751 91.5 Wexner et al16 1998 2,069 96.5 Tassios et al17 1999 430 91 Kim et al21 2000 909 96.4 Wexner et al18 2001 13,580 92 Anderson et al22 2001 755 91.6 Thomas-Gibson et al10 2002 505 93 Nelson et al6 2002 3,196 97 Current study 2004 200 96.5 Author Year n Mean Time to Completion (minutes) Wexner et al16 1998 1,023 34.7 Wexner et al18 2001 13,580 22.7 Nelson et al6 2002 3,196 30.6 Current study 2004 200 34.4
