Improving the quality of endoscopic polypectomy by introducing a colonoscopy quality assurance program

Available online 6 April 2013

Peer review under responsibility of Alexandria University Faculty of Medicine.

Figures & data

Figure 1 Cecal intubation (CIN) rates among studied years.

Figure 2 Complete polyp description (CPD) rates among studied years.

Figure 3 Endoscopic polypectomy (EP) rates among studied years.

Figure 4 Complete polyp removal (CPR) rates among studied years.

Figure 5 Polyp retrieval (PR) rates, with retrieval of ⩾ 90% of all excised polyps (AEP), among studied years.

Figure 6 Polyp histology documentation (PHD) rates among studied years.

Table 1 Cecal intubation (CIN) rates among studied years.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
CIN no. (%)	3 (43)	4 (80)	2 (67)	2 (100)	3 (100)	7 (100)	26 (84)	17 (94)

Table 2 Complete polyp description (CPD) rates among studied years.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
CPD no. (%)	0 (0.0)	2 (40)	3 (100)	1 (50)	3 (100)	7 (100)	31 (100)	18 (100)

Table 3 Endoscopic polypectomy (EP) rates among studied years.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
EP no. (%)	4 (57)	2 (40)	3 (100)	1 (50)	3 (100)	7 (100)	31 (100)	18 (100)

Table 4 Complete polyp removal (CPR) rates among studied years.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
CPR no. (%)	3 (43)	1 (20)	3 (100)	0 (0.0)	3 (100)	3 (43)	29 (94)	16 (89)

Table 5 Polyp retrieval (PR) rates, with retrieval of ⩾90% of all excised polyps among studied years.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
PR no. (%)	3 (75)	1 (50)	3 (100)	1 (100)	3 (100)	6 (86)	28 (90)	17 (94)

Total number of patients with excised polyps = 69.

Table 6 Polyp histology documentation (PHD) rates among studied years.

	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
PHD no. (%)	1 (14)	2 (40)	3 (100)	1 (50)	3 (100)	7 (100)	24 (77)	18 (100)