| | 2008 () | 2014 () | |
| Age range of charts | 19–90 | 19–90 | | Mean patient age | 56 | 58 | | Gender composition, %F | 53.4 | 54.6 | |
| Presence of dictation item, % | | | | Age | 61.5 | 73.2 | <0.001 | Gender | 97.3 | 98.1 | 0.298 | Preoperative diagnosis | 98.7 | 99.9 | 0.006 | Post-operative diagnosis | 99.1 | 100.0 | 0.015 | Procedure performed | 99.7 | 99.9 | 1.000 | Clinical preamble/indications(s) for procedure | 99.5 | 90.4 | <0.001 | Consent | 40.5 | 99.1 | <0.001 | Comorbidities | 14.8 | 32.4 | <0.001 | Endoscope used | 22.5 | 98.4 | <0.001 | Quality of bowel preparation | 58.8 | 94.1 | <0.001 | Sedation (type and dose) | 77.6 | 93.9 | <0.001 | Medications patient is currently taking | 19.2 | 50.7 | <0.001 | Digital rectal examination | 66.1 | 86.1 | <0.001 | Extent of examination | 99.6 | 99.9 | 0.624 | Complications | 10.8 | 88.0 | <0.001 | Patient comfort | 48.9 | 21.7 | <0.001 | Withdrawal time | 0.8 | 91.3 | <0.001 | Rectal retroflexion | 34.4 | 91.3 | <0.001 | Findings | 99.7 | 100.0 | 0.500 | Pathology specimens taken | 90.4 | 88.1 | 0.156 | Location of sample | 87.4 | 83.9 | 0.084 | Recommendations for subsequent care | 92.1 | 96.3 | <0.001 |
| Overall completeness of report, % | | | | Mean (SD) | 64.27 (7.97) | 85.32 (7.60) | <0.001 | Median (IQR) | 63.64 (59.09, 71.43) | 86.36 (81.82, 90.91) | — | Range | (38.10, 86.36) | (50.00, 100.00) | — |
| Report length, pages | | | | Mean (SD) | 1.02 (0.11) | 1.18 (0.25) | <0.001 | Median (IQR) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.00) | 1.00 (1.00, 1.25) | — | Range | (0.50, 2.00) | (0.50, 2.00) | — |
| Correlation: % completeness versus report length | 0.19 | 0.31 | |
| Cecal visualization rate, (%) | 716/734 (97.5) | 708/727 (97.4) | 0.845 | Polyp detection rate, (%) | 296/750 (39.5) | 366/750 (48.8) | <0.001 |
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