Quality audit of colonoscopy reports amongst patients screened or surveilled for colorectal neoplasia

Table 4 Procedural indicators and colonoscopic findings n (%)

Procedural indicators
Quality indicator sought in the report	n = 250
Date of exam	246 (98.4, 95% CI: 96.8-100.0)
Medications with dosage	248 (99.2, 95% CI: 98.1-100.0)
Level of difficulty	247 (98.8, 95% CI: 97.4-100.0)
Bowel preparation quality
Poor	10 (4.0, 95% CI: 1.6-6.5)
Fair	27 (10.8, 95% CI: 7.0-14.7)
Good	212 (85.1, 95% CI: 80.7-89.6)
Actual extent of examination
Cecum	236 (94.4, 95% CI: 91.7-97.3)
Ascending colon	6 (2.4, 95% CI: 0.5-4.3)
Transverse colon	2 (0.8, 95% CI: 0.0-1.9)
Descending colon	2 (0.8, 95% CI: 0.0-1.9)
Recto sigmoid	4 (1.6, 95% CI: 0.0-3.2)
Cecal intubation	236 (94.4, 95% CI: 91.5-97.3)
Photodocumentation	186 (74.4, 95% CI: 69.0-79.8)
Documentation of cecal landmarks
Appendiceal orifice	168 (67.2, 95% CI: 61.2-73.2)
Ileocecal valve	103 (41.2, 95% CI: 35.1-73.1)
Retroflexion in rectum	177 (70.8, 95% CI: 65.1-76.5)
Withdrawal time	0 (0)
Total time	0 (0)
Intra-procedural complications	1 (0.4, 95% CI: 0.0-1.2)
Colonoscopic findings: polyps
Polyp findings	111 (44.4, 95% CI: 38.2-50.6)
Mean polyp number	2.2 ± 2.5
Polyp size documented	73 (65.8, 95% CI: 56.8-74.7)
Mean polyp size (mm)	17.6 ± 33.1
Morphology
Documented	69 (62.2, 95% CI: 53.0-71.3)
Pedunculated	17 (23.9, 95% CI: 13.8-34.1)
Sessile	56 (80.0, 95% CI: 70.4-89.6)
Anatomic location documented	110 (99.1, 95% CI: 97.3-100.0)
Method of removal
Cold biopsy	28 (25.2, 95% CI: 17.0-33.4)
Cold snare	20 (18.0, 95% CI: 10.8-25.3)
Snare cautery	35 (31.5, 95% CI: 22.8-40.3)
Not mentioned	23 (20.7, 95% CI: 13.1-28.4)
Retrieved	72 (84.7, 95% CI: 76.9-92.5)
Sent to pathology	85 (76.5, 95% CI: 67.3-85.7)