Research Article

The Quality of Colonoscopy Reporting in Usual Practice: Are Endoscopists Reporting Key Data Elements?

Table 3

Multivariable analysis on factors associated with good quality CS reporting.

VariableOR (95% CI) value

Completion rate,
 <90%0.92 (0.56–1.52)NS
 ≥90%1.0

Open-access CS
 No1.12 (0.64–1.96)NS
 Yes1.0

Polypectomy rate,
 Per 1%0.42 (0.03–5.17)NS

Annual CS volume
 Per 100 procedures0.86 (0.76–0.97)0.01

Institution type
 Clinic1.36 (0.46–3.99)NS
 Hospital1.0

Physician specialty
 Surgeon0.19 (0.11–0.34)<0.0001
 Internist0.22 (0.09–0.53)0.0008
 GI1.0

Years in practice, years
 Per year0.95 (0.93–0.97)<0.0001

CS: colonoscopy; GI: gastroenterologist.