Research Article

Quality Assessment of Colonoscopy Reporting: Results from a Statewide Cancer Screening Program

Table 2

Counts and percentages of data elements for procedural preparations included in the 110 colonoscopy reports.

Count (n)Percentage (%)

Quality of bowel preparationIncluded8073
 “Excellent," “good" or “well prepared"5247
 “Poor" or “inadequate"76
 “Adequate"76
 “Fair" or “suboptimal"98
 “Regular," “stool" or “left side good"55
Not included3027

Bowel preparation typeIncluded109
Not included10091

Sedation medication nameIncluded7871
Not included3229

Sedation medication doseIncluded7165
Not included3935

Sedation levelIncluded1715
Not included9385

Sedation providerIncluded2725
Not included8375

Instrument typeIncluded4945
Not included6155

Instrument numberIncluded3330
Not included7770