Table 2 Patients' and endoscopists' report on colonoscopies performed with one- or two-person insertion technique (percent)
From: Gastronet survey on the use of one- or two-person technique for colonoscopy insertion
One-person technique (n = 5925) | Two-person technique (n = 924) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Intubation rate | |||
Caecum reached | 5460 (92) | 889 (96) | |
Caecum not reached | 370 (6.2) | 30 (3.2) | |
Caecal intubation not intended | 95 (1.6) | 5 (0.5) | < 0.001 |
Detection of polyps ≥ 5 mm | 1336 (23) | 170 (18) | 0.005 |
Intubation time (minutes, mean, 95%CI) | 13.6 (13.4-13.9) | 9.5 (9.0-10.0) | < 0.001 |
Withdrawal time (mean, 95%CI) | 7.70 (7.54-7.85) | 5.39 (5.14-5.65) | < 0.001 |
On-demand sedation/analgesics | |||
No sedation/analgesia | 4250 (72) | 771 (83) | < 0.001 |
Sedation/analgesia given | 1675 (28) | 153 (17) | |
Pain during colonoscopy | |||
No pain | 1659 (28) | 265 (29) | |
Slight pain | 2407 (41) | 394 (43) | 0.32 |
Moderate pain | 1119 (19) | 167 (18) | |
Severe pain | 740 (13) | 98 (11) |