Research Article

Assessment of a Colonoscopy Triage Sheet for Use in a Province-Wide Population-Based Colorectal Screening Program

Table 2

Priority by referring physician and endoscopist for all findings.

Referring physician priority, percentage of patients with this priority
(%; 95% CI) or mean (std)
()
Endoscopist priority, percentage of patients with this priority
(%; 95% CI) or mean (std)
()

Priority 01, immediate0.3 (0.0; 0.6)0.0
Priority 02, urgent ≤ 14 days1.9 (1.1; 2.7)3.9 (2.7; 5.1)
Priority 03, semielective ≤ 60 days28.3 (25.6; 31.0)21.8 (19.3; 24.2)
Priority 04, elective ≤ 6 months 12.7 (10.7; 14.7)20.3 (17.9; 22.8)
Priority 05, screening44.5 (41.5; 47.6)41.3 (38.3; 44.3)
Priority 06, surveillance12.3 (10.3; 14.2)12.7 (10.7; 14.7)
Weighted kappa0.55 (0.51; 0.59)

177 missing priorities (only indications provided on the CTS form).
No formal priority rating carried out in this group by the endoscopists as none were colonoscoped as outpatients; all were referred through the emergency room or as inpatients.