Gastric emptying evaluation by ultrasound prior colonoscopy: An easy tool following bowel preparation

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics at baseline - intention to treat population

	Total, n = 27
Age (yr)
Median (Min - Max)	51 (31-73)
Gender
Male/Female (%)	56/44
Weight (kg)
Median (Min - Max)	73 (48-110)
Body Mass Index (kg/m²)
Median (Min - Max)	25.1 (20.2-34.7)
< 18.5 kg/m²	0
18.5-25 kg/m²	13
25-30 kg/m²	13
> 30 kg/m²	1
Smoking status (%)
Never smoke	33
Former smoker	38
Smoker	29
Preparation quality1 (%)
Excellent (score = 8/9)	50
Good (score = 7)	15.4
Medium (score = 6)	19.2
Insufficient (score ≤ 5)	15.4
Caecal Intubation (%)	100
Colonoscopy results (%)
Normal colonoscopy	14.8
Polyps	78.3
Diverticula	26.1
Ulcerations	8.7
Others anomalies	30.4
Number of detected sessile and/or Flat plans polyps which were detected
Right colon	55
Transverse colon	11
Left colon and rectum	29

¹Boston Bowel Preparation Scale Score.